ΛΑΓΚΑΔΑ
ΛΑΓΚΑΔΑ is a bus stop in Athens, Attica. ΛΑΓΚΑΔΑ is situated nearby to the square Πλατεία Γεωργιάδη, as well as near the memorial Alexander Fleming.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Platonic Academy and Areopagus.
Platonic Academy
Archaeological site
Photo: Raphael, Public domain.
The Academy was founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic period as a skeptical school, until coming to an end after the death of Philo of Larissa in 83 BC. Platonic Academy is situated 1½ km north of ΛΑΓΚΑΔΑ.
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: Wikimedia, 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. Temple of Hephaestus is situated 1½ km east of ΛΑΓΚΑΔΑ.
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.
Profitis Daniil
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Profitis Daniil meaning 'Prophet Daniel' is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It takes its name from the main church on Athinon Avenue.
ΛΑΓΚΑΔΑ
- Type: Bus stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.97777° or 37° 58′ 40″ northLongitude
23.70394° or 23° 42′ 14″ eastOperator
ΟΑΣΑOpen location code
8G95XPH3+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 2786685867OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_position
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