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Syntagma Square

Syntagma Square is the central square of , Greece. The square is named after the Constitution that Otto, the first King of Greece, was obliged to grant after a popular and military uprising on 3 September 1843.
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  • Type: Railway stop
  • Description: square in Athens, Greece
  • Also known as: “Síndagma Square”, “Syntagma”, and “Syntagma square”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Tomb of Unknown Soldier.

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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 civilization, and democracy. is situated 1 km southwest of Syntagma Square.

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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a located in Syntagma Square in , in front of the Old Royal Palace. It is a cenotaph dedicated to the Greek soldiers killed during war.

Metro station
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is a station on the Athens Metro, located at Square in the center of , . It serves as the transfer point between Line 3, Line 2 and the Athens Tram.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athens and Akadimia.

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is the capital city of 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.

Neighborhood
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, literally "Academy", is a neighborhood in central , . Located directly north and slight west of Syntagma Square, it is bounded by Akadimias Street, Panepistimiou Street, Solonos Street and Stadiou Street.

Quarter
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Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of , clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the , and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture.

Syntagma Square

Latitude
37.9755° or 37° 58′ 32″ north
Longitude
23.73565° or 23° 44′ 8″ east
Elevation
106 metres (348 feet)
Open location code
8G95XPGP+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7480425125
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11808946
Wiki­data ID
Q1137997
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Syntagma Square” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميدان سنتغما”
  • Armenian: “Սինտագմա”
  • Basque: “Sintagma plaza”
  • Basque: “Syntagma plaza”
  • Bulgarian: “Синтагма”
  • Catalan: “Plaça Síndagma”
  • Catalan: “Plaça Sintagma”
  • Catalan: “Plaça Síntagma”
  • Catalan: “Plaça Syntagma”
  • Catalan: “Síndagma”
  • Chinese: “宪法广场”
  • Chinese: “憲法廣場”
  • Czech: “Náměstí Syntagma”
  • Dutch: “Syntagmaplein”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان سنتجما”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Sintagmo”
  • Estonian: “Syntagma väljak”
  • Estonian: “Sýntagma väljak”
  • Finnish: “Sýntagma”
  • French: “place Sýntagma”
  • French: “Place Sýntagma”
  • French: “Syntagma”
  • German: “Syntagma-Platz”
  • German: “Syntagma”
  • Greek: “Πλατεία Ανακτόρων”
  • Greek: “Πλατεία Συντάγματος”
  • Greek: “Σύνταγμα”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר החוקה”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר סינדגמה”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר סינטגמה”
  • Hebrew: “ככר סינטגמה”
  • Hungarian: “Szindagma tér”
  • Hungarian: “Szüntagma tér”
  • Italian: “Piazza Sintagma”
  • Italian: “piazza Syntagma”
  • Italian: “Piazza Syntagma”
  • Japanese: “シンタグマ広場”
  • Japanese: “シンダグマ広場”
  • Korean: “신타그마 광장”
  • Maltese: “Pjazza Syntagma”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Syntagmaplassen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Syntagmaplassen”
  • Norwegian: “Syntagmaplassen”
  • Persian: “میدان سینتاگما”
  • Polish: “Plac Sindagma”
  • Polish: “Plac Syntagma”
  • Portuguese: “Praça Sintagma”
  • Portuguese: “Praça Syntagma”
  • Romanian: “Piața Syntagma”
  • Russian: “Площадь Конституции”
  • Russian: “Площадь Синтагма”
  • Russian: “Синдагматос”
  • Russian: “Синтагматос”
  • Russian: “Синтахма”
  • Serbian: “Трг Синтагма”
  • Slovenian: “Trg Sintagma”
  • Slovenian: “Πλατεία Συντάγματος”
  • Spanish: “plaza de Sintagma”
  • Spanish: “plaza Sintagma”
  • Spanish: “plaza Síntagma”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Síntagma”
  • Spanish: “plaza Syntagma”
  • Swedish: “Syntagma”
  • Turkish: “Sintagma Meydanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Синтагма”
  • Urdu: “سینتاگما چوک”

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