Asteroskopeio
Asteroskopeio, meaning 'observatory', is a neighborhood of the center of Athens, Greece. It is located between Thiseio and Nymphon Hill. The neighbourhood named after the National Observatory of Athens that was built in Nymphon Hill in 1842, thanks to the donation of wealthy Greek Georgios Sinas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dimboukas, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parthenon and Areopagus.
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.
Areopagus
Peak
Photo: ajbear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Areopagus was a principal council of ancient Athens, later serving mainly as a judicial body responsible for cases of homicide, wounding, and certain religious offenses.
Pnyx
The Pnyx is a hill or hillside in central Athens, the capital of Greece. Beginning as early as 507 BC, the Athenians gathered on the Pnyx to host their popular assemblies, thus making the hill one of the earliest and most important sites in the creation of democracy.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thiseio and Monastiraki.
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.
Monastiraki
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monastiraki is a flea market neighborhood in the old town of Athens, Greece, and is one of the main shopping districts in Athens. The area is home to clothing boutiques, souvenir shops and specialty stores, and is a major tourist attraction in Athens and Attica for bargain shopping.
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.
Asteroskopeio
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Category: locality
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.97313° or 37° 58′ 23″ northLongitude
23.71999° or 23° 43′ 12″ eastElevation
106 metres (348 feet)Open location code
8G95XPF9+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 2096223672OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Uzbek—“Asteroskopeio” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Астэраскапіа”
- Dutch: “Asteroskopeio”
- Finnish: “Asteroskopeío”
- French: “Asterokopío”
- French: “Asteroskopeío”
- Greek: “Αστεροσκοπείο”
- Russian: “Астероскопио”
- Ukrainian: “Астероскопіо”
- Urdu: “آستیروسکوپیو”
- Uzbek: “Asteroskopiya”
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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 “Asteroskopeio”. Photo: Dimboukas, Public domain.