Evangelismos ( el, Ευαγγελισμός, ) is a metro station located on

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. It is in Evangelismos area, close to

Evangelismos Hospital Athens General Hospital 'Evangelismos' ( el, Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών «Ο Ευαγγελισμός») is one of the largest public hospitals in Greece. It is located in a sub-neighbourhood of Kolonaki named after it, Evange ...

, the

National Gallery of Athens The National Gallery ( el, Εθνική Πινακοθήκη, ''Ethniki Pinakothiki'') is an art museum located on Vasilissis Sofias avenue in the Pangrati district, Athens, Greece. It is devoted to Greek and European art from the 14th century ...

, the

Athens War Museum The Athens War Museum ( el, Πολεμικό Μουσείο Αθήνας), established on July 18, 1975, is the museum of the Greek Armed Forces. Its purpose is the exhibition of weapon artifacts and the relevant research in the history of war. It ...

, the

Byzantine & Christian Museum The Byzantine and Christian Museum ( el, Βυζαντινό και Χριστιανικό Μουσείο, links=no) is situated at Vassilissis Sofias Avenue in Athens, Greece. It was founded in 1914, and houses more than 25,000 exhibits with rare ...

and the Athens Hilton. The station serves both

Kolonaki Kolonaki (, ), literally "Little Column", is an upscale neighborhood in central Athens, Greece. It is located on the southern slopes of Mount Lycabettus. Its name derives from the two metre column (located in Kolonaki Square) that defined the area ...

and

Pangrati Pangrati or Pagrati ( el, Παγκράτι) is a neighborhood in Central Athens, Greece, having an estimated population of 35,173 residents. Named after the ancient sanctuary of Hercules Pancrates ("All Powerful"), its frontage runs from Vasil ...

neighbourhoods, known for their cultural hubs, shopping centers and cafes. Furthermore, many embassies and companies are located within close proximity. This station was inaugurated in 2000 as part of the original Athens Metro section.

History

The station first appeared in the original 1979 plan as part of Line B (which is essentially the current Line 3) with the name ''Ilisia''. It appeared as ''Evangelismos'' in the plan that was funded in 1991 and opened in 28 January 2000 along with the first section of the system. In 2019 there was a proposal for the station to change its name to ''Pavlos Bakoyiannis''. This proposal was later dropped after facing strong opposition. ( Pavlos Bakoyiannis was the brother-in-law of the then newly-elected prime minister

Kyriakos Mitsotakis Kyriakos Mitsotakis ( el, Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης, ; born 4 March 1968) is a Greek politician serving as the prime minister of Greece since 8 July 2019. A member of the New Democracy (Greece), New Democracy, he has been its presi ...

Entrances

The station has two entrances. One on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue, near Marasli Street in front of Evangelismos Hospital, and one in the middle of Rizari Park. The second entrance is linked with Vassilissis Sofias Ave. via stairway. Only the entrance at Rizari Park is ADA accessible.

Station layout

Art works

* Chryssa's abstract sculpture, ''Mott Street'', is at the concourse level.

Gallery

File:Evangelismos metro station entrance sign.jpg, Sign on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue File:Evangelismos metro station entrance Vassilissis Sofias.jpg, Entrance at Vassilissis Sofias Avenue File:Evangelismos metro station entrance Rizari.jpg, Entrance at Rizari Park File:Evangelismos metro station concourse.jpg, The station's concourse level File:Evangelismos metro station platform sign.jpg, Station's sign on the platforms

References

External links

ATHENS METRO - EVANGELISMOS METRO STATION
Athens Metro stations located underground Railway stations opened in 2000 2000 establishments in Greece {{Athens-struct-stub