Exarcheia Square

Exarcheia Square is located in the Exarcheia neighborhood of Athens and it is considered the center of the neighborhood. The square is a gathering place for people of all ages, but especially young people, and many activities organized by anti-authoritarian or anti-establishment groups take place there.

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Type: Square
Description: square in Athens, Greece
Also known as: “Exarcheia square”, “Exarchia Square”, “Plateia Exarcheion”, “Plateia Exarchion”, and “Platia Exarchion”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Epigraphical Museum.

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 civilisation, and democracy. Parthenon is situated 2 km southwest of Exarcheia Square.

Epigraphical Museum

Museum

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The Epigraphical Museum of Athens, Greece, is unique in Greece and the largest of its kind in the world. Its collection comprises 14,078, mostly Greek, inscriptions, which cover the period from early historical times to the Late Roman period, primarily in Greece. Epigraphical Museum is situated 330 metres northwest of Exarcheia Square.

Mount Lycabettus

Peak

Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Lycabettus, also known as Lycabettos, Lykabettos or Lykavittos, is a Cretaceous limestone hill in the Greek capital Athens. At 277 meters above sea level, its summit is the highest point in Central Athens and pine trees cover its base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neapoli and Pefkakia.

Neapoli

Neighborhood

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Neapoli is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It is located on the northern slope of Mount Lycabettus. Neapoli 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.

Pefkakia

Neighborhood

Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pefkakia is a neighborhood.

Omonoia

Neighborhood

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Omonoia is a neighborhood in downtown Athens, Greece, centered on the square of the same name and served by the Omonoia station of the Athens Metro. Historically the heart of the city, it has experienced serious urban decay in recent years, becoming plagued by drug dealing, prostitution and theft, especially in its western part.

Exarcheia Square

Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

37.9866° or 37° 59′ 12″ north

Longitude

23.73483° or 23° 44′ 5″ east

Elevation

97 metres (318 feet)

Open location code

8G95XPPM+JW

GeoNames ID

12199918

Wikidata ID

Q100804227

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In Other Languages

From French to Greek—“Exarcheia Square” goes by many names.

French: “place Exárcheia”
French: “Place Exárcheia”
Greek: “Πλατεία Εξαρχείων”

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