Mets
Mets is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It is located between Ardettos Hill, First Cemetery of Athens and Temple of Olympian Zeus. Mets owes its name to a beer brewery, opened by Bavarian brewer Karl Fuchs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood of Athens
- Also known as: “Mets, Athens”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parthenon and Temple of Olympian Zeus.
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, democracy, and Western civilization.
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Photo: Ava babili, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Temple of Olympian Zeus, also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a colossal temple in the centre of Athens, now in ruins. It was dedicated to "Olympian" Zeus, a name originating from his position as head of the Olympian gods.
Acropolis Museum
Museum
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on the surrounding slopes, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Makrygianni and Neos Kosmos.
Makrygianni
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Makrygianni or Makriyanni is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. Also known as Acropolis, it is located in the south side of Acropolis and bounded between the avenues Dionysiou Areopagitou and Syngrou.
Neos Kosmos
Suburb
Photo: Ddogas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neos Kosmos is a neighborhood in downtown Athens, Greece.
Pangrati
Suburb
Pangrati is a neighborhood in Athens, Greece, 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 Gardens.
Mets
- Category: locality
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.96432° or 37° 57′ 52″ northLongitude
23.73746° or 23° 44′ 15″ eastElevation
108 metres (354 feet)Open location code
8G95XP7P+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 583517959OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Mets” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “梅茨”
- Dutch: “Mets”
- Finnish: “Mets”
- French: “Mets”
- Greek: “Μετς”
- Russian: “Мец”
- Ukrainian: “Мец”
- Urdu: “میتس، ایتھنز”
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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 “Mets”. Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.