ΠΟΛΥΤΕΧΝΕΙΟ

ΠΟΛΥΤΕΧΝΕΙΟ is a bus stop in Athens, Attica. ΠΟΛΥΤΕΧΝΕΙΟ is situated nearby to the post office ΕΛΤΑ Courier, as well as near Ταβλαρίδης.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Epigraphical Museum and Hellenic Motor Museum.

Epigraphical Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

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 190 metres east of ΠΟΛΥΤΕΧΝΕΙΟ.

Hellenic Motor Museum

Museum

The Hellenic Motor Museum is a car museum in Athens. It is owned by the Theodore Charagionis Foundation and opened in March 2011. The museum is situated in central Athens near the National Archaeological Museum, on the three top floors of the Athenian Capitol shopping mall. Hellenic Motor Museum is situated 210 metres north of ΠΟΛΥΤΕΧΝΕΙΟ.

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 2 km west of ΠΟΛΥΤΕΧΝΕΙΟ.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vathi and Omonoia.

Vathi

Neighborhood

Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vathi is a neighborhood of the center of Athens. It is north of Athens' downtown. The center of the neighborhood is Vathis Square.

Omonoia

Neighborhood

Photo: Peiragmeno paidi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.