Gazi
Gazi is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It surrounds the old Athens gasworks, which is the industrial museum and exhibition space "Technopolis", widely known as Gazi, next to Keramikos and close to the Acropolis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood of Athens, Greece
- Also known as: “Gazi, Athens” and “Gkazi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parthenon and Kerameikos Archaeological Museum.
Parthenon
Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilization, and democracy.
Kerameikos Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Kerameikos Archaeological Museum is located in Kerameikos, Athens, Greece and was built in 1937. It houses many important early Geometric art pieces that date as far back as 860 BC.
Temple of Hephaestus
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple of Hephaestus 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 Thiseio and Keramikos.
Thiseio
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thiseio or Thissio is a traditional neighbourhood in the old city of Athens, Greece, northwest of the Acropolis, and surrounded by the archaeological sites of the Agora, Keramikos and Pnyx.
Keramikos
Neighborhood
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
Kerameikos also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of Athens, Greece, 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 Dipylon Gate and by the banks of the Eridanos River.
Profitis Daniil
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Profitis Daniil meaning 'Prophet Daniel' is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It takes its name from the main church on Athinon Avenue.
Gazi
- Categories: gay village and locality
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.97783° or 37° 58′ 40″ northLongitude
23.71388° or 23° 42′ 50″ eastElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
8G95XPH7+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 2096164822OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Gazi” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gazi, Athens”
- Finnish: “Gkázi”
- French: “Gazi”
- French: “Gázi”
- French: “Gkázi”
- German: “Gazi (Athen)”
- German: “Gazi”
- Greek: “Γκαζι”
- Greek: “Γκάζι”
- Greek: “Γκαζοχώρι” (historical)
- Greek: “Φωταέριο” (historical)
- Hungarian: “Gázi”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gázi”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gkázi”
- Russian: “Гази”
- Turkish: “Gazi, atina”
- Turkish: “Gazi, Atina”
- Ukrainian: “Газі”
- Ukrainian: “Ґазі”
- Urdu: “غازی، ایتھنز”
- Urdu: “گازی، ایتھنز”
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