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Ampelokipoi, Athens
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Ampelokipoi or Ampelokipi is a large, central district of the city of Athens. Ampelokipoi is in the centre of Athens, near Zografou, Goudi, Psychiko, the area is famous for hosting Panathinaikoss home ground since it was inaugurated in 1922. Two metro stations are located in the district, ambelokipi station Panormou station Before the Greek independence, at the beginning of 19th century Ampelokipoi was a village few kilometers north-east of Athens. The village Ampelokipoi is noted in the maps of this period, at the late of 19th century the village still remains outside the boundaries of Athens agglomeration. Then some cottages of rich Athenian were built in this area, due to its healthy climate, many hospitals were built in Ampelokipoi in the late of 19th century and the beginning of 20th. Today in this there are the hospitals Erythros Stavros Hospital, Errikos Dynan Hospital, Ippokrateio Hospital, Elpis Hospital. The population explosion in Ampelokipoi happened after the Asia Minor Disaster, in 1922, for the residence of the refugees, the government had originally chosen the area of the stadium of Panathinaikos that had been built in the same period. So a conflict broke out between refugees and Panathinaikos fans and finally the government changed the place for the settling of refugees, the new district was named Kountouriotika and was located around of Panathinaikos stadium. Few years later the government built a new neighbourhood for the refugees opposite of Panathinaikos stadium and these houses were built between 1933 and 1935 and today some of them have proclaimed monuments of historical heritage. Ampelokipoi is where Panathinaikos ground lies today and it as also the home to Ampelokipoi B. C. a basketball club founded in 1929. O. Stadium Athens Tower Apollo Tower - the tallest residential tower in Greece and it is 80m tall and consists of 25 floors. Most of these are named after geographic locations
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Kerameikos
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The area took its name from the city square or dēmos of the Kerameis, which in turn derived its name from the word κέραμος. The cemetery was also where the Ηiera Hodos began, along which the moved for the Eleusinian Mysteries. The quarter was located there because of the abundance of clay mud carried over by the Eridanos River, the area has undergone a number of archaeological excavations in recent years, though the excavated area covers only a small portion of the ancient dēmos. It was originally an area of marshland along the banks of the Eridanos river which was used as a cemetery as long ago as the 3rd millennium BC. It became the site of a cemetery from about 1200 BC, numerous cist graves. Houses were constructed on the drier ground to the south. During the Archaic period increasingly large and complex grave mounds and monuments were built along the bank of the Eridanos. The building of the new city wall in 478 BC, following the Persian sack of Athens in 480 BC, at the suggestion of Themistocles, all of the funerary sculptures were built into the city wall and two large city gates facing north-west were erected in the Kerameikos. The Sacred Way ran through the Sacred Gate, on the southern side, on the northern side a wide road, the Dromos, ran through the double-arched Dipylon Gate and on to the Platonic Academy a few miles away. State graves were built on side of the Dipylon Gate, for the interment of prominent personages such as notable warriors and statesmen. The construction of such lavish mausolea was banned by decree in 317 BC, the Roman occupation of Athens led to a resurgence of monument-building, although little is left of them today. During the Classical period an important public building, the Pompeion and this served a key function in the procession in honour of Athena during the Panathenaic Festival. It consisted of a courtyard surrounded by columns and banquet rooms. During the 2nd century AD, a storehouse was constructed on the site of the Pompeion, the ruins became the site of potters workshops until about 500 AD, when two parallel colonnades were built behind the city gates, overrunning the old city walls. A new Festival Gate was constructed to the east with three entrances leading into the city and this was in turn destroyed in raids by the invading Avars and Slavs at the end of the 6th century, and the Kerameikos fell into obscurity. It was not rediscovered until a Greek worker dug up a stele in April 1863, Archaeological excavations in the Kerameikos began in 1870 under the auspices of the Greek Archaeological Society. They have continued from 1913 to the present day under the German Archaeological Institute at Athens, during the construction of Kerameikos station for the expanded Athens Metro, a plague pit and approximately 1,000 tombs from the 4th and 5th centuries BC were discovered. The Greek archaeologist Efi Baziotopoulou-Valavani, who excavated the site, has dated the grave to between 430 and 426 BC, thucydides described the panic caused by the plague, possibly an epidemic of typhoid which struck the besieged city in 430 BC
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Kolonaki
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Kolonaki, literally Little Column, is a neighborhood in central Athens, Greece. It is located on the slopes of Lycabettus hill. Its name derives from the two column that defined the area even before a single house had been built there. Kolonaki is a wealthy and upmarket district, as one of the capitals leading shopping areas, it includes a number of high-end boutiques from young adult to casual fashion to prestigious haute couture from Greek and international designers. One of its shopping streets, Voukourestiou Street, is now known for its jewellery. Museums and galleries also abound in Kolonaki, the Benaki Museum, inside a preserved neoclassical manor house, and the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art and are two of the finest private collections in the country. Two smaller museums to be found in Kolonaki are the Museum of the History of Greek Costume, a walk across the street from Vasilissis Sofias Avenue are the Byzantine Museum, and the War Museum of Athens. There is a plethora of options for nightlife, including bars, ouzeries. Outdoor seating on pedestrian walks is typical, creating an atmosphere at night. The main Kolonaki Square is surrounded by cafes and restaurants, the Lycabettus Funicular, a funicular railway, links Kolonaki to the summit of Lycabettus hill. Kolonaki also hosts two metro stations, Evengelismos and Megaro Mousikis
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Kypseli, Athens
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Kypseli is a neighbourhood in central Athens, Greece. It occupies much of the 6th municipal department of the City of Athens, the boundaries of Kypseli are set by Patission Street at the west, by Tourkovounia hill at the east, by the Municipality of Galatsi at the north and by Pedion Areos park at the south. Extensions of Kypseli are Nea Kypseli which ends at Gyzi neighbourhood and Ano Kypseli which borders with Attiko Park, Papandreou neighbourhood, until 1908, when the county engineer Athanasios Georgiadis first bounded and planned Kypseli, Kypseli was a rural area with estates and country houses. In such a house Constantine Kanaris, fighter of the Greek revolution and later minister of Greece. A clearly urban development of Kypseli began in the 1930s with the construction of family houses, the development of apartment buildings was contemporary with Kolonaki and other central neighbourhoods. In 1937 the municipal market of Kypseli on Fokionos Negri Street, moreover, the shops on the street level made Kypseli a shopping area. Shopping districts were Kypselis Square, Patission Street, Kypselis Street, Fokionos Negri Street, during the 1960s Kypseli also had a vibrant nightlife with many theatres and cinemas, restaurants and cafés, bars and clubs. Consequently, the value of real estate decreased even if high apartments on Fokionos Negri Street can be sold more expensively in comparison to the rest of the district, several areas have remained commercial such as Patission and Fokionos Negri Streets. The popular chillwave duo Keep Shelly In Athens is named after a pun on Kypseli, Kypseli is the seat of Panellinios G. S. which was founded in 1891. Other sport clubs based in Kypseli include Athinaida F. C. a football club founded in 1938 Modern architecture in Athens
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Metaxourgeio
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Metaxourgeio or Metaxourgio or Metaxouryio is a neighbourhood of Athens, Greece. The neighbourhood is located north of the centre of Athens. Metaxourgeio is frequently described as a transition neighbourhood, moreover, local efforts to beautify and invigorate the neighbourhood have reinforced a budding sense of community and artistic expression. Anonymous art pieces containing quotes and sayings in both English and Ancient Greek have begun springing up throughout the neighbourhood, containing statements such as Art for arts sake, guerrilla gardening has also helped to beautify this area, taking advantage of the ample sunshine in Greece. The heart of the neighborhood is Avdi Square, which residents and visitors with its open space, greenery, periodic festivals and gatherings. Metaxourgeio is built on the Dimosio Sima, the ancient cemetery of eminent Athenians, for centuries, the area was largely rural and stood on the outskirts of the city. The construction of the Metaxourgeio factory in the early 19th century paved the way for the inclusion in the larger urban area. During the course of Athens dramatic growth in the late 19th century, Metaxourgeio became a thriving working-class neighbourhood, housing many craftsmen, tradesmen, and small-business owners. The population of the continued to grow during the course of the early twentieth century, maintaining its working-class profile. Metaxourgeios abrupt population decrease during this period reflects the situation in Athens. A lack of building renewal and restrictive traffic regulations exacerbated this trend in Metaxourgeio, continuing into the 1980s, the areas image of abandonment combined with a decrease in employment opportunities further discouraged new inhabitants. Since January 2000, the district has been connected with the Athens metropolitan line 2. Since his first Athens exhibition in 1959 he has more than 70 personal exhibitions in Paris, Athens, Thessaloniki, Milan, New York, London, Tokyo, Beirut, Hamburg, Munich. Apart from painting he has worked on scribing, poster creation, illustration of books and various publication in Greece, anthony Samarakis was born in Athens in 1919. He studied law at Athens University, with great social activity he was one of the most famous Greeks both as a writer and as an active citizen. Vicky Moscholiou is a famous Greek singer born in the Metaxourgeio neighbourhood of Athens singer born in 1943 and she was commonly described as having a ‘different’ voice. She rose to fame in 1964 with Stavros Xarhakos song Hathike to feggari, two of her hits gave their names to night clubs in Athens, Deilina and Ximeromata. She was one of the first in Greece to sing both in clubs and concerts, and she has also sung in the royal courts of Greece, Persia
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Monastiraki
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Monastiraki is a flea market neighborhood in the old town of Athens, Greece, and is one of the principal shopping districts in Athens. The area is home to clothing boutiques, souvenir shops, and specialty stores, the area is named after Monastiraki Square, which in turn is named for the Church of the Pantanassa that is located within the square. The main streets of this area are Pandrossou Street and Adrianou Street, the Monastiraki Metro Station, located on the square, serves both Line 1 and Line 3 of the Athens Metro. Photo Album of Monastiraki Monastiraki Photo Guide
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Pangrati
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Pangrati or Pagrati is a neighborhood in the Municipality of Athens, Greece. It is not to be confused as a suburb, as it is part of the City of Athens proper. However, it is mistaken as such, possibly because of it bordering the actual suburbs of Vyronas. One of the most important landmarks of Pangrati is the Panathinaiko Stadium that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, the First Cemetery of Athens, the official cemetery for the City of Athens, lies within Pangrati. Pangrati has numerous squares, Plastira, Pangratiou, Messolongiou, Proskopon, Profitis Ilias, Deliolani, Plyta, Pangratiou Square is home to the Pangratiou Park, together with a major street named Spirou Merkouri, which runs into Konstandinou Ave and up towards Evangelismos Metro Station. The Arcadia Center, a cultural institution, is also located in Pangrati. The center operates study-abroad programs through the College of Global Studies at Arcadia University, Pangrati is served by buses #054,203,204,209,732 and trolleys #2,4 and 11
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Syntagma Square
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Syntagma Square, is the central square of Athens. The Square is named after the Constitution that the first King of Greece Otto was obliged to grant, after a popular and it is located in front of the 19th century Old Royal Palace, housing the Greek Parliament since 1934. Syntagma Square is the most important square of modern Athens from both a historical and social point of view, at the epicentre of activity and Greek politics. The square is bordered by Amalia Avenue to the east, Otto Street to the south, the street bordering the square to the west, connecting Stadiou Street with Fillelinon Street, is simply named Syntagma Square. The eastern side of the square is higher than the western, the stairs emerge below between a pair of outdoor cafes, and are a popular city-centre gathering place. Syntagma also includes two areas to the north and south, planted with shade trees, while in the centre of the square there is a large mid-19th century water fountain. On certain days, a changing of the guard occurs with an army band. The Square was designed and constructed in the early 19th century and it was designed as one of the two central squares of modern Athens, situated to what were then the eastern boundaries of the city. The second square was Omonoia Square, to the north of the city, even though King Ottos Royal Palace was at first planned to be erected on Omonia Square, a location overlooking the eastern square was deemed a better option. Thus, the squares first name was Palace Square, work for the construction of the Old Palace to the north of the Square, started in 1836 and lasted until 1843. About a month after the installation of King Otto and his wife Amalia in late July 1843, soldiers under Dimitrios Kallergis gathered in front of the Palace and demanded the granting of constitution. King Otto was then obliged to grant the first Constitution of Greece, in memory of the event, the Palace square was renamed to Constitution Square or Syntagma Square in Greek. Some of the demonstrations amassed crowds of the order of 10,000 people, according to police reports, since the inception of the Unity Government, the occupation has been removed from the Square and demonstrations are less frequent. Travel between Syntagma Square and the Eleftherios Venizelos Airport is available via special airport bus and metro lines, free wireless Internet access at high speeds is offered by the Municipality of Athens at the Square. The square is also a hub for buses to the northern suburbs, in 2015, the fifth of the film The Bourne Identity was filmed in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. To do this, the city was set to simulate the Greek cities of Athens. The Plaza de España of Santa Cruz was set to represent Syntagma Square of Athens, Syntagma Square Public Wireless Internet service Syntagma Square Public Wireless Internet service
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Thiseio
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Thiseio or Thissio is the name of a traditional neighbourhood in downtown Athens, Greece, northwest of the Acropolis,1.5 km southwest of downtown. The area has many cafés and cultural meeting points, Thiseio is served by the nearby Thissio ISAP station or Thiseio metro station. Here is a list of streets in the Thiseio area, Thiseio is surrounded by hills, heights. The panoramic views of them and their surroundings from the Areopagus height are spectacular. The historical churches of Agia Marina, the church of Agii Assomati, beautifully restored neoclassical homes and many architectural landmarks make Thiseio a cultural, picturesque, distinguished and peaceful neighbourhood. Due to Thiseio’s position, adjacently to other neighbourhoods, pedestrian-only streets join them. Therefore, Athenians go off for a walk around Thissio and enjoy cultural events. Apostolou Pavlou is a street which meets Dionysiou Areopagitou Street to form the main pedestrian zone around the archaeological site of Agora from Thiseio to the Acropolis. There are numerous small and friendly boutique shops, restaurants, cafés where people readily are welcomed and invited to socialize at leisure, as one of the many entertainment centers of the city of Athens, Thiseio is rich in history and culture. It has Museums, Art Galleries, a Synagogue, exhibition centers and open-air theatres from which an amazing view of the lush surroundings can be enjoyed
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Athens
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Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. In modern times, Athens is a cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime. In 2015, Athens was ranked the worlds 29th richest city by purchasing power, Athens is recognised as a global city because of its location and its importance in shipping, finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts, international trade, culture, education and tourism. It is one of the biggest economic centres in southeastern Europe, with a financial sector. The municipality of Athens had a population of 664,046 within its limits. The urban area of Athens extends beyond its administrative city limits. According to Eurostat in 2011, the Functional urban areas of Athens was the 9th most populous FUA in the European Union, Athens is also the southernmost capital on the European mainland. The city also retains Roman and Byzantine monuments, as well as a number of Ottoman monuments. Athens is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Acropolis of Athens and the medieval Daphni Monastery, Athens was the host city of the first modern-day Olympic Games in 1896, and 108 years later it welcomed home the 2004 Summer Olympics. In Ancient Greek, the name of the city was Ἀθῆναι a plural, in earlier Greek, such as Homeric Greek, the name had been current in the singular form though, as Ἀθήνη. It was possibly rendered in the later on, like those of Θῆβαι and Μυκῆναι. During the medieval period the name of the city was rendered once again in the singular as Ἀθήνα, an etiological myth explaining how Athens has acquired its name was well known among ancient Athenians and even became the theme of the sculpture on the West pediment of the Parthenon. The goddess of wisdom, Athena, and the god of the seas, Poseidon had many disagreements, in an attempt to compel the people, Poseidon created a salt water spring by striking the ground with his trident, symbolizing naval power. However, when Athena created the tree, symbolizing peace and prosperity. Different etymologies, now rejected, were proposed during the 19th century. Christian Lobeck proposed as the root of the name the word ἄθος or ἄνθος meaning flower, ludwig von Döderlein proposed the stem of the verb θάω, stem θη- to denote Athens as having fertile soil. In classical literature, the city was referred to as the City of the Violet Crown, first documented in Pindars ἰοστέφανοι Ἀθᾶναι. In medieval texts, variant names include Setines, Satine, and Astines, today the caption η πρωτεύουσα, the capital, has become somewhat common
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Exarcheia
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Exarcheia is the name of a neighborhood in downtown Athens, Greece close to the historical building of the National Technical University of Athens. The Exarcheia region is famous as a home for Greek anarchists and it took the name from a merchant named Exarchos who opened a large general store there. Exarcheia is bordered on the east by Kolonaki and is framed by Patission Street, Panepistimiou Street, the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, the National Technical University of Athens and Strefi Hill are all located in Exarcheia. The central square features many cafes and bars with numerous retail shops located mainly on Stournari street. Due to the political and intellectual character of the neighborhood, many bookstores, fair trade shops, Exarcheia is also known for having comic book shops. The district of Exarcheia was created between 1870 and 1880 at the confines of the city and has played a significant role in the social and political life of Greece and it is there the Athens Polytechnic uprising of November 1973 took place. Exarcheia is a place where many intellectuals and artists live and an area where many socialist, anarchist, police stations and other symbols of authority such as banks are often targets of far-leftist groups. One can find numerous anti-capitalist graffiti in the district, Exarcheia is also an art hub where theatrical shows and concerts take place around the central square. In December 2008, the murder of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a policeman in Exarcheia caused rioting throughout Greece, in 2015, Greeces then Minister of Finance Yanis Varoufakis, faced attack by balaclava wearers while he was eating in a restaurant here. Betty Arvaniti, actress Eleni Kastani, actress Sophia Philippidou, actress Nikolas Asimos, communist activist Athens Polytechnic uprising 2008 Greek riots
