Parko Iroon
Parko Iroon is a park in Moschato-Tavros, Athens Prefecture, Attica. Parko Iroon is situated nearby to the quarter Rouf, as well as near Kato Petralona.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Areopagus and Temple of Hephaestus.
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.
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.
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 Votanikos and Gazi.
Votanikos
Quarter
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Votanikos is a neighborhood in Athens, Greece. The area is named after a nearby botanical garden situated to the southwest. The eastern part is residential; the western part is forested and industrialized.
Gazi
Neighborhood
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.
Asýrmatos
Neighborhood
Asyrmatos or Attaliotika is a neighborhood of the center of Athens, Greece. It is located in the west slopes of Philopappos Hill, next to Ano Petralona district.
Parko Iroon
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Parko Iroon Enoplon Dynameon” and “Πάρκο Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Moschato-Tavros, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.97346° or 37° 58′ 24″ northLongitude
23.70085° or 23° 42′ 3″ eastElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
8G95XPF2+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 217683499OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
10345877
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In Other Languages
“Parko Iroon” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πάρκο Ηρώων”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rouf and Kato Petralona.
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