Akadimia

Akadimia, literally "Academy", is a neighborhood in central , . Located directly north and slight west of , it is bounded by Akadimias Street, Panepistimiou Street, Solonos Street and Stadiou Street.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighborhood of the center of Athens, Greece
  • Also known as: “Academy” and “Akadimia, Athens”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parthenon and Numismatic Museum of Athens.

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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 civilisation, and democracy.

Museum
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The is one of the most important museums in , holding a collection of over 500,000 coins, medals, engraved gems, weights, stamps and related artefacts from 1400 BC to modern times.

Church
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite is the main church of , , and the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Athens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neapoli and Pefkakia.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of , . It is located on the northern slope of . means 'new city.' The name originally comes from the fact that it was a new area of Athens built beyond Praxitelous and Evripidou streets during the decades when the city was starting to become urbanised.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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is the capital city of with a metropolitan population of 3.6 million inhabitants based on ELSTAT Census but with undocumented population it reaches 5.2 million.

Akadimia

Latitude
37.98042° or 37° 58′ 50″ north
Longitude
23.73476° or 23° 44′ 5″ east
Elevation
98 metres (322 feet)
Open location code
8G95XPJM+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2096054980
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
9036068
Wiki­data ID
Q19283711
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Uzbek—“Akadimia” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Academy”
  • Finnish: “Akadimía”
  • French: “Académie”
  • French: “Akadimía”
  • German: “Akadimia”
  • Greek: “Ακαδημία (Αθήνα)”
  • Greek: “Ακαδημία (συνοικία)”
  • Greek: “Ακαδημία”
  • Japanese: “アカデミー”
  • Russian: “Академия (район Афин)”
  • Russian: “Академия”
  • Tatar: “Академия”
  • Ukrainian: “Академія (район Афін)”
  • Ukrainian: “Академія”
  • Urdu: “اکادیمیہ، ایتھنز”
  • Uzbek: “Akadimia, Afina”
  • Uzbek: “Akadimia”

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