Gennadius Library
The Gennadius Library, also known as the Gennadeion, is one of the most important libraries in Greece, with over 110,000 volumes on Greek history, literature and art from Antiquity until modern times.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
Monday—Wednesday and Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM—2:00 PM - Type: Library
- Description: library in Athens
- Also known as: “Gennadeion” and “Gennadius Library, American School of Classical Studies at Athens”
- Address: Σουηδίας 61, Αθήνα, 10676
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Lycabettus and Lyceum.
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.
Lyceum
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lyceum 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. Lyceum is situated 1 km southwest of Gennadius Library.
Petraki Monastery
Monastery
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monastery of the Holy Incorporeal Taxiarchs, commonly known as Petraki Monastery, is a Byzantine-era monastery in Kolonaki, Athens. It serves as the seat of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece. Petraki Monastery is situated 190 metres southeast of Gennadius Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kountouriotika and Ilisia.
Kountouriotika
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kountouriotika is a small neighborhood of Athens, Greece, named after the admiral and later President of Greece Pavlos Kountouriotis. It is located within Ampelokipoi.
Ilisia
Quarter
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ilisia is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece, named after the river Ilisos. A portion of the neighborhood, Ano Ilisia, is in Zografou and is near the Theology, Philosophy and Scientific faculties of the University of Athens.
Gennadius Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.98026° or 37° 58′ 49″ northLongitude
23.74815° or 23° 44′ 53″ eastElevation
256 metres (840 feet)Operator
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8G95XPJX+47OpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Macedonian—“Gennadius Library” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مكتبة جيناديوس”
- Chinese: “根纳迪乌斯图书馆”
- French: “Bibliothèque Gennadeion”
- French: “Gennádion”
- French: “Βibliothèque Gennádios”
- German: “Gennadeios-Bibliothek”
- Greek: “Γεννάδειον”
- Greek: “Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη”
- Greek: “Γεννάδιος Βιβλιοθήκη”
- Italian: “Biblioteca Gennadios”
- Macedonian: “Генадиосова библиотека”
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