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Users Assigned: chinaloveRinged by banks, deluxe hotels, generic fastfood eateries and travel agencies, Syntagma (Constitution) Square is the central reference point for the most visitors to Athens. It also makes a convenient rendezvous spot for Athenians working in the city centre. Orange trees, cypresses and palms somehow survive the fumes that are emitted by constant traffic swinging into Syntagma from eight major thoroughfares.
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Users Assigned: chinaloveSyntagma has always been an Athens centre of action: Aristotle’s Lyceum was located just to the south; at different stages of World War II, the Germans and British had their headquarters on Syntagma; an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Winston Churchill occurred here in 1944 (dynamite had been planted in the sewers under his hotel). -
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Users Assigned: chinaloveAcross the upper, east side of the square is Greece’s Parliament (Vouli), which was the royal palace until 1935. Sentries (evzones) in traditional uniform quard a memorial to the nation’s unknown soldier which stands in the forecourt. You can watch a formal changing of this Republican Guard qt 10.45am on Sunday morning. Be advised, though, it’s best to arrive early for a view.
To the south lies the Zappion, a national exhibition hall and, in summer, an open-air stage.
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Users Assigned: chinaloveTwo broad avenues link Syntagma to Athens’ other main square, Omonia (a 15-minute walk away). Along Stadiou, a principal shopping street, the National Historical Museum is in the old Parliament building on Platia Kolokotroni. Its displays from the Greek War of independence include the helmet and sword allegedly used by the poet Lord Byron.
Two blocks on is Klafthmonos (Sobbing Square), so-named because King Otto’s subjects came here to register complaints. Just below the square is the lovely 12th-century Byzantine church of Agii Theodori (Saint Theodore), which has tiny stairs wrapped around miniature pulpit.
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Titania (Hotel)0.84 Km from Syntagma SquareTitania Hotel is a 4 star historic hotel in the center of Athens, Greece. It is located on Panepistimiou Street, in the heart of the historical and commercial centre of the Greek capital, between the two major squares, Syntagma and Omonoia. Titania has been renovated in 2004 and 2007, is decorated with Pentelic marble, and exquisite inlaid mosaics with themes from Greek history. Titania has two of the largest conference centers in central Athens, the "Europa" and "Ouranos", h...
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National Gallery (Athens)1.33 Km from Syntagma SquareThe National Art Gallery and Alexander Soutzos Museum (Greek: Εθνική Πινακοθήκη, Ethniki Pinakothiki) is an art museum in Athens devoted to Greek and European art from the 14th century to the 20th century. It is directed by Marina Lambraki-Plaka.
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Badminton Theater3.75 Km from Syntagma SquareTrue
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Vorres Museum10.28 Km from Syntagma SquareThe Vorres Museum is a diachronic museum of folk and contemporary art in Paiania, East Attica, Greece. Its grounds cover 80 acres (320,000 m2) including several buildings, gardens and courtyards. Its collection includes over 6000 pieces covering 4000 years of Greek history and art. The museum has been donated by the Vorres family to the Greek state. Its President and Founder was Ian Vorres (1924 - 2015), who studied in Canada at Queen's University and Toronto University.
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Folk Art Museum of Acharnes11.09 Km from Syntagma SquareThe Folk Art Museum of Acharnes is a museum in Acharnes, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. It was founded in 1977 by the local Greek Mountaineering Society, which also formed the Historical and Folklore Association in 1981, to which it bequeathed the museum in 1982. The archaeological part of the collection was then separated from the historical and folklore material and was given to the Hellenic Ministry of Culture. Former Minister Melina Mercouri founded for it the Archaeological Museum of ...
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Ano Liosia Olympic Hall12.50 Km from Syntagma SquareTrue
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Attica Zoological Park15.21 Km from Syntagma SquareAttica Zoological Park, is a 20-hectare (49-acre) private zoo located in the Athens suburb of Spata, Greece. The zoo is home to about 2000 animals representing 400 species, and is open 365 days per year. Attica Zoological Park is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA).
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Marathon Dam26.03 Km from Syntagma SquareThe Marathon Dam is a gravity dam on the Charadros River, near its junction with the Varnavas Stream, 8 km (5 mi) west of Marathon and 45 km (28 mi) northeast of Athens in Greece. The dam created Lake Marathon for the primary purpose of municipal water supply. Constructed between 1926 and 1929, it was the sole supplier of water to Athens until 1959. The dam is often cited for its role in the modernization of Greece and the first recorded case of seismic activity associated with reservoir inundat...
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Terra Vibe Park29.07 Km from Syntagma SquareTerra Vibe is a park in Attica, Greece, which is used as a venue for large-scale outdoor events, such as concerts and festivals. Opened in 2004, it has hosted events such as the Rockwave Festival and Terra Vibe Festival, and covers 40 acres (160,000 m2). In 2010, the Sonisphere Festival took place and the Big Four of thrash metal performed with headliners Metallica. Mötley Crüe were due to play Rockwave in 2009 as part of the Crüe Fest tour but due to heavy rain in the Malakasa area, the venue w...
Points of Interest near Syntagma Square
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Pl. SintagmatosNo info yet.. Please go to this page and enter some.Pl. Sintagmatos, Athina 105 63, Greece
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Hellenic Parliament
Bronze shields on the marble retaining walls commemorates modern Greek military victories. There’s also an engraved epitaph from Pericles’ funeral oration (430 BC), honoring the Athenians killed in the first year of the Pelopontombs lie underneath Building occupies and upper corner of the sprawling National Garden (Ethnikos Kipos).
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Numismatic Museum of AthensNo info yet.. Please go to this page and enter some.Numismatic Museum of Athens El. Venizelou 12, Athina 106 71, Greece
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MitropolisNo info yet.. Please go to this page and enter some.Mitropolis Athens 105 63, Greece
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens
The Mitropolis, Athens’ cathedral, was completed in 1855 having been built from the remnants of over 70 demolished churches, including a zodiac calendar. On Good Friday evening, the famous candlelight procession takes place here.
The impressive interior, allegedly inspired by St Mark’s in Venice, is bedecked with splendid marble pulpit, floor and columns, huge candelabra, and religious paintings shining with silver revetment. Every inch is covered ic colourful geometric paintwork and mosaics. To the right of the entrance, a silver ossuary bears the sacred remains of Gregory V, the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople; the ossuary on the lfet holds the relics of a 16th-century martyr.
The cathedral is open in the morning, and also from around 5pm to 7 or 8pm and can be found Pandrosou, which ends in the spacious Platia Mitropoleos.
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Agios Eleftherios Church
Beside the Mitropolis cathedral is the tiny and lovely Agios Eleftherios, the ‘little Mitropolis’, which is affectionately known as Our Lady Quick-to-answer-Prayers. It was built 800 years ago from much earlier columns and beams.
Over the main door, a 4th-century BC pagan frieze has been nearly obliterated – stamped with the Latin cross by later Christians.
However, if you look carefully you can still see the wheels of the ship bearing Athena’s robe in the Panatheniac procession. This is all that’s left of the known artistic rendering of the famous ship.
Agios Eleftherios Church Πλ. Μητροπόλεως 8, Athina 105 56, Greece -
National GardenThe National Garden is an oasis of green in Athens’ concrete forest. On Sunday morning, families and balloons sellers stroll the winding paths lined with exotic greenery and busts of modern poets. Peacocks, stray cats, a playground and a small zoo are among the attractions.National Garden Amalias 1, Αμαλίας 1, Athina 105 57, Greece
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Church of Panaghia KapnikareaBuilt in the 11th-century Kapnikarea, on Ermou, is one of Athens’ best-preserved Byzantine churches. A modern master, Fotis Kondoglou, was responsible for the fine paintings inside.Church of Panaghia Kapnikarea Kapnikareas, Athina 105 56, Greece
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ΚΛΑΥΘΜΩΝΟΣNo info yet.. Please go to this page and enter some.ΚΛΑΥΘΜΩΝΟΣ Athens 105 61, Greece
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TripodonFeaturing impressive balconied villas from the early 19th century this street is worthy of a visit.
In ancient times, winners of Dionysian contests placed their prizes – tripods filled with sacred oil – on pedestals along this street, whence its name, ‘Street of the Tripods’.Tripodon, Athina, Greece
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Graphic showing average weather in Syntagma Square in Celcius and Centimeters (Change to Farenheit and Inches)
| Month | Temp °C | Rainfall Cm | Temp °F | Rainfall Inches |
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| Jan | 10.6 | 61.2 | 51.1 | 24.1 |
| Feb | 11.1 | 46.3 | 52 | 18.2 |
| Mar | 12.7 | 37.9 | 54.9 | 14.9 |
| Apr | 16.3 | 22.8 | 61.3 | 9 |
| May | 20.7 | 20.7 | 69.3 | 8.1 |
| Jun | 25.1 | 12.1 | 77.2 | 4.8 |
| Jul | 28.2 | 4 | 82.8 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 28.1 | 7.8 | 82.6 | 3.1 |
| Sep | 24.7 | 15.4 | 76.5 | 6.1 |
| Oct | 20.5 | 51.9 | 68.9 | 20.4 |
| Nov | 16 | 66.8 | 60.8 | 26.3 |
| Dec | 12.6 | 75.7 | 54.7 | 29.8 |
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