Ioannis Kapodistrias
Ioannis Kapodistrias is a memorial in Athens, Attica. Ioannis Kapodistrias is situated nearby to the memorial Adamantios Korais, as well as near Rigas Feraios.Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: 1931 seated marble statue in Athens, Greece
- Also known as: “Count Ioannis Kapodistrias, Governor of Greece (2)” and “Statue of Ioannis Kapodistrias, Athens”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parthenon and Numismatic Museum of Athens.
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 1¼ km southwest of Ioannis Kapodistrias.
Numismatic Museum of Athens
Museum
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Numismatic Museum of Athens is one of the most important museums in Greece and it houses a collection of over 500,000 coins, medals, gems, weights, stamps and related artefacts from 1400BC to modern times. Numismatic Museum of Athens is situated 360 metres southeast of Ioannis Kapodistrias.
Saint Dionysius
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite is the main Catholic church of Athens, Greece, and the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Athens. Saint Dionysius is situated 200 metres southeast of Ioannis Kapodistrias.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akadimia and Neapoli.
Akadimia
Neighborhood
Photo: Lapost, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akadimia, literally "Academy", is a neighborhood in central Athens, Greece. Located directly north and slight west of Syntagma Square, it is bounded by Akadimias Street, Panepistimiou Street, Solonos Street and Stadiou Street.
Neapoli
Neighborhood
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.
Athens
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Athens is the capital city of Greece with a metropolitan population of 3.6 million inhabitants based on ELSTAT Census but with undocumented population it reaches 5.2 million.
Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Categories: portrait statue and historic site
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.98069° or 37° 58′ 51″ northLongitude
23.73352° or 23° 44′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8G95XPJM+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 3259796206OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q111707928
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Ioannis Kapodistrias” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Ioannis Kapodístrias”
- French: “Ioánnis Kapodístrias”
- German: “Ioannis Kapodistrias”
- Greek: “Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας”
- Russian: “Иоанн Каподистрия”
- Spanish: “Ioannis Kapodistrias”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Adamantios Korais and Rigas Feraios.
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