Panepistimio

Panepistimio is a station on Athens Metro Line 2. It opened on 28 January 2000, and is adjacent to the , the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the . "Panepistimio" means "university" in Greek.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: Athens Metro station
  • Also known as: “Panepistimio metro station”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Numismatic Museum of Athens.

Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 civilisation, and democracy. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Panepistimio.

Museum
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The is one of the most important museums in and it houses a collection of over 500,000 coins, medals, gems, weights, stamps and related artefacts from 1400BC to modern times. is situated 350 metres southeast of Panepistimio.

Church
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite is the main Catholic church of , , and the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Athens. is situated 200 metres southeast of Panepistimio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akadimia and Athens.

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

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is the capital city of with a metropolitan population of 3.6 million inhabitants based on ELSTAT Census but with undocumented population it reaches 5.2 million.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in downtown , , centered on the square of the same name and served by the 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.

Panepistimio

Latitude
37.98036° or 37° 58′ 49″ north
Longitude
23.73302° or 23° 43′ 59″ east
Operator
ΣΤΑΣΥ
Network
Μετρό Αθήνας
Open location code
8G95XPJM+46
Open­Street­Map ID
node 250920014
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q7130848
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Panepistimio” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大學站”
  • Finnish: “Panepistímion metroasema”
  • French: “Panepistímio”
  • French: “Panépistimio”
  • French: “Université”
  • German: “Panepistimio (U-Bahn-Station)”
  • German: “Panepistimio”
  • Greek: “Πανεπιστήμιο”
  • Greek: “Σταθμός Πανεπιστήμιο”
  • Greek: “Σταθμός Πανεπιστημίου”
  • Italian: “Panepistimio”
  • Polish: “Panapistimio”
  • Polish: “Panepistimio”
  • Russian: “Панэпистимио”

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