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Metaxourgio

Metaxourgeio or Metaxourgio, meaning "silk mill", is a of , . The neighbourhood is located north of the historical centre of Athens, between Kolonos to the west and Plateia Vathi to the east, and north of Kerameikos.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighborhood of Athens, Greece
  • Also known as: “Metaxourgeio”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parthenon and Platonic Academy.

Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a former temple on the , Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilization, and democracy.

Archaeological site
Photo: Raphael, Public domain.
The Academy was founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The Academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic period as a skeptical school, until coming to an end after the death of Philo of Larissa in 83 BC.

Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The or Hephaisteion, is a well-preserved Greek temple dedicated to Hephaestus; it remains standing largely intact today. It is a Doric peripteral temple, and is located at the north-west side of the Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Keramikos and Profitis Daniil.

Neighborhood
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
Kerameikos also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of , , located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls, on both sides of the and by the banks of the Eridanos River.

Neighborhood
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meaning 'Prophet Daniel' is a neighborhood of , . It takes its name from the main church on Athinon Avenue.

Neighborhood
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or Thissio is a traditional neighbourhood in the old city of , , northwest of the Acropolis, and surrounded by the archaeological sites of the Agora, Keramikos and .

Metaxourgio

Latitude
37.98315° or 37° 58′ 59″ north
Longitude
23.71882° or 23° 43′ 8″ east
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
Open location code
8G95XPM9+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2096169267
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
7648744
Wiki­data ID
Q1235412
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Metaxourgio” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Metaxourgio”
  • Catalan: “Metaxurgio”
  • Dutch: “Metaxourgeio”
  • Finnish: “Metaxourgeío”
  • French: “Metaxourgeío”
  • French: “Metaxourgío”
  • German: “Metaxourgeio”
  • German: “Metaxourgio”
  • Greek: “Μεταξουργείο”
  • Italian: “Metaxourgeio”
  • Latin: “Metaxurgium”
  • Russian: “Метаксургио”
  • Russian: “Метаксургион”
  • Russian: “Метаксурьо”
  • Spanish: “Metaxourgeio”
  • Turkish: “Metaksurgio”
  • Ukrainian: “Метаксургіо”
  • Urdu: “میتاکسورگیو”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Metaxourgio”. Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.