national gallery

The National Gallery is an art museum located on Vasilissis Sofias avenue in the district, Athens, Greece. It is devoted to Greek and European art from the 14th century to the 20th century.
  • Opening hours:
    Thursday—Monday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Wednesday: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national gallery of Greece
  • Also known as: Ethniki Pinakothiki Alexander Soutzos Museum”, “Ethniki Pinakothiki-Mouseio Alexandrou Soutzou”, “Euripides Koutlides foundation”, “National Galerie”, “National Gallery”, “National Gallery - Alexandros Soutsos Museum”, “National Gallery - Alexandros Soutzos Museum”, “National Gallery of Athens”, “National Gallery of Greece”, “National Gallery-Alexandros Soutzos Museum”, and “Nationale Pinakotheek en Alexander Soutzos Museum
  • Address: Βασιλέως Κωνσταντίνου 50, Αθήνα, 11634

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lyceum and War Museum.

Archaeological site
The was a temple in dedicated to Apollo Lyceus. It was best known for the Peripatetic school of philosophy founded there by Aristotle in 334 BC. is situated 550 metres west of national gallery.

Museum
The Athens is the military museum of the Greek Armed Forces. It is located at the Athens city center and it is served by the Athens Metro station of . is situated 350 metres west of national gallery.

Museum
The is situated at Vassilissis Sofias Avenue in , Greece. is situated 420 metres west of national gallery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ilisia and Rigillis.

Quarter
is a neighborhood of , , named after the river . A portion of the neighborhood, Ano , is in and is near the Theology, Philosophy and Scientific faculties of the University of Athens.

Neighborhood
Photo: Evo06, Public domain.
is a neighborhood.

Suburb
Photo: Jebulon, CC0.
is a neighborhood in , , having an estimated population of 35,173 residents. Named after the ancient sanctuary of Hercules Pancrates, its frontage runs from Vasilissis Sofias Avenue along to Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue and Vassileos Alexandrou Avenue, just a few minutes walk from the .

national gallery

Latitude
37.97562° or 37° 58′ 32″ north
Longitude
23.74937° or 23° 44′ 58″ east
Elevation
106 metres (348 feet)
Height
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
8G95XPGX+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 60438321
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
6947709
Wiki­data ID
Q1167467
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“national gallery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Աթենքի ազգային պատկերասրահ
  • Bulgarian: Национална галерия
  • Catalan: Galeria Nacional d’Atenes
  • Chinese: 國立希臘美術館
  • Czech: Národní galerie – Muzeum Alexandrose Sutzose
  • Czech: Εθνική Πινακοθήκη-Μουσείο Αλεξάνδρου Σούτζου
  • Dutch: National Gallery
  • Dutch: Nationale Pinakotheek en Alexander Soutzos Museum
  • Egyptian Arabic: معرض اثينا الوطنى
  • Esperanto: Nacia Pinakoteko (Ateno)
  • Esperanto: Nacia Pinakoteko
  • Finnish: Kansallisgalleria
  • French: Galerie nationale de Grèce
  • French: Pinacothèque nationale - musée Aléxandros Soútzos
  • French: Pinacothèque nationale d’Athènes
  • German: Nationalgalerie von Griechenland
  • German: Nationalgalerie
  • Greek: Εθνική Πινακοθήκη - Μουσείο Αλέξανδρου Σούτζου
  • Greek: Εθνική Πινακοθήκη - Μουσείο Αλέξανδρου Σούτσου
  • Greek: Εθνική Πινακοθήκη Αθηνών
  • Greek: Εθνική Πινακοθήκη της Αθήνας
  • Greek: Εθνική Πινακοθήκη της Ελλάδος
  • Greek: Εθνική Πινακοθήκη-Μουσείο Αλεξάνδρου Σούτζου
  • Greek: Εθνική Πινακοθήκη-Μουσείο Αλεξάνδρου Σούτσου
  • Greek: Ίδρυμα Ευριπίδη Κουτλίδη
  • Irish: Gailearaí Náisiúnta na hAithne
  • Italian: Pinacoteca nazionale di Atene
  • Japanese: アテナ国立美術館
  • Japanese: ナショナル・ギャラリー
  • Korean: 국립미술관
  • Latvian: Nacionālā Mākslas galerija
  • Polish: Galeria Narodowa w Atenach
  • Portuguese: Galeria Nacional da Grécia
  • Russian: Национальная художественная галерея
  • Slovenian: Muzej Aleksandrosa Soutsosa
  • Slovenian: Narodna galerija v Atenah
  • Turkish: Ulusal Galeri
  • Ukrainian: Національна художня галерея
  • Urdu: قومی گیلری، ایتھنز

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