National Garden
National Garden is a park in Athens, Attica. National Garden is situated nearby to the neighborhood Rigillis, as well as near the locality Syntagma.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parthenon and Lyceum.
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.
Lyceum
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lyceum (, Ancient Greek: Λύκειον, romanized: Lykeion /lý.keː.on/ was a temple in Athens dedicated to Apollo Lyceus. It was best known for the Peripatetic school of philosophy founded there by Aristotle in 334 BC.
Benaki Museum
Museum
Photo: Dimboukas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis Benakis in memory of his father Emmanuel Benakis, is housed in the Benakis family mansion in Athens, Greece.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rigillis and Athens.
Athens
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Athens is the capital city of Greece with a metropolitan population of 3.15 million inhabitants. It was a major cultural, political and religious centre of Classical Greece, a place that deeply influenced the course of Western civilization.
Plaka
Quarter
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Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture.
National Garden
- Type: Park
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.9736° or 37° 58′ 25″ northLongitude
23.73806° or 23° 44′ 17″ eastElevation
103 metres (338 feet)Open location code
8G95XPFQ+C6GeoNames ID
10345873
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rigillis and Syntagma.
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Highlights include National Garden and Hellenic Parliament.
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