Dionysiou Areopagitou Street (

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: Οδός Διονυσίου Αρεοπαγίτου, ) is a

pedestrianized street Pedestrian zones (also known as auto-free zones and car-free zones, as pedestrian precincts in British English, and as pedestrian malls in the United States and Australia) are areas of a city or town reserved for pedestrian-only use and in whi ...

, adjacent to the south slope of the

Acropolis An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense. The term is typically used to refer to the Acropolis of Athens, ...

in the

Makrygianni Makrygianni or Makriyanni ( el, Μακρυγιάννη, ) is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. Also known as Acropolis, it is located in the south side of Acropolis and bounded between the avenues Dionysiou Areopagitou and Syngrou. The district ...

district of

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates a ...

. It is named after

Dionysius the Areopagite Dionysius the Areopagite (; grc-gre, Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτης ''Dionysios ho Areopagitēs'') was an Athenian judge at the Areopagus Court in Athens, who lived in the first century. A convert to Christianity, he is venerat ...

, the first Athenian convert to Christianity after

Apostle Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

's sermon, according to the '' Acts of the Apostles'', and patron saint of the city of Athens. The street runs from east to west. It starts from

Amalias Avenue Vasilissis Amalias Avenue ( el, Λεωφόρος Βασιλίσσης Αμαλίας, "Queen Amalia Avenue") is a major avenue in Athens linking with Andrea Syngrou Avenue in the south and Panepistimiou Street in the north. The avenue has three l ...

near the Arch of Hadrian and ends near Philopappos Hill where it continues as

Apostolou Pavlou Avenue Apostolou Pavlou Avenue ( el, Λεωφόρος Αποστόλου Παύλου, St. Paul's Avenue) is the busiest road artery in Paphos, Cyprus. I The avenue connects the city center, Ktima, where the shopping and business district is, with Kat ...

, the rest of the pedestrian zone which goes around the archaeological site of the Acropolis and the

Agora The agora (; grc, ἀγορά, romanized: ', meaning "market" in Modern Greek) was a central public space in ancient Greek city-states. It is the best representation of a city-state's response to accommodate the social and political order o ...

. The street was first mapped in 1857 in a position more northern than where it is located today, adjacently to the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. It acquired its current shape in 1955, when it was redesigned by architect

Dimitris Pikionis Demetrios ("Dimitris") Pikionis ( el, Δημήτριος (Δημήτρης) Πικιώνης; 1887–1968) was a Greek architect, and also painter, of the 20th century who had a considerable influence on modern Greek architecture. He was a foundi ...

, who also designed the paved paths of the archaeological site. The street was finally pedestrianized in 2003. Ελένη Αργυρίου (28 March 2008)
"Καθ' οδόν: Στη Διονυσίου Αρεοπαγίτου"
''Ριζοσπάστης''; Retrieved March 2013 Dimitris Diamantopoulos (17 June 2009)
"O μεγάλος περίπατος"
''Lifo''; Retrieved June 2014

Buildings and monuments

The beginning of the street, near Amalias Avenue, has buildings on both sides. However, after

Makrygianni Street Makrygianni or Makriyanni ( el, Μακρυγιάννη, ) is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. Also known as Acropolis, it is located in the south side of Acropolis and bounded between the avenues Dionysiou Areopagitou and Syngrou. The district ...

, buildings cease on the north side and give place to the archaeological site of the Acropolis. Near Makrygianni Street is the entrance to the ancient Theatre of Dionysus. On the south side is the

Acropolis Museum The Acropolis Museum ( el, Μουσείο Ακρόπολης, ''Mouseio Akropolis'') is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on ...

and an upmarket residential district with apartment buildings and houses. Near the end is the entrance to the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. In the middle of the street were found the foundations of the house of

Proclus Proclus Lycius (; 8 February 412 – 17 April 485), called Proclus the Successor ( grc-gre, Πρόκλος ὁ Διάδοχος, ''Próklos ho Diádokhos''), was a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher, one of the last major classical philosophe ...

Notable residents

* Vangelis Papathanasiou, composer. He owned a neoclassical mansion near the Acropolis Museum which was threatened to be demolished during the construction of the museum. *

Konstantinos Parthenis Konstantinos Parthenis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Παρθένης; 10 May 1878 – 25 July 1967) was a distinguished Greek- Egyptian painter, born in Alexandria. Parthenis broke with the Greek academic tradition of the 19th century and in ...

, painter. His house was demolished after his death in 1967. *

Akis Tsochatzopoulos Apostolos-Athanasios "Akis" Tsochatzopoulos ( el, Απόστολος-Αθανάσιος (Άκης) Τσοχατζόπουλος; 31 July 1939 – 27 August 2021) was a Greek politician, engineer, and economist. He served as a minister in several ...

, politician. His expensive apartment which he bought using money from economic scandals has caused a stir. *

Xenophon Zolotas Xenophon Euthymiou Zolotas ( el, Ξενοφών Ζολώτας, 26 April 1904 – 10 June 2004) was a Greek economist and served as an interim non-party Prime Minister of Greece. Life and career Born in Athens on 26 April 1904. He graduated fro ...

, economist and interim prime minister of Greece.

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