Plaka
Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture.
- Quarter
- …lies at an elevation of around 100 metres (320 feet)
- Description: neighborhood of Athens, Greece
Places of Interest
Discover Parthenon and Erechtheion.
Choragic Monument of Lysicrates
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anafiotika and Athens.
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Plaka
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Latitude
37.97285° or 37° 58′ 22″ north
Longitude
23.73006° or 23° 43′ 48″ east
Open location code
8G95XPFJ+42
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = quarter
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“Plaka” goes by many names.
ՊլակաArmenian
PlákaCatalan
Plaka d’AtenesCatalan
普拉卡Chinese
PlakaDutch
PlakaEsperanto
PlákaFinnish
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