Athena Promachos
Athena Promachos is a work of art in Athens, Attica. Athena Promachos is situated nearby to the memorial Plato, as well as near Socrates.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parthenon and Saint Dionysius.
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 Athena Promachos.
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 130 metres southeast of Athena Promachos.
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 290 metres southeast of Athena Promachos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akadimia and Athens.
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.
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.
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.
Athena Promachos
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.98017° or 37° 58′ 49″ northLongitude
23.73396° or 23° 44′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8G95XPJM+3HOpenStreetMap ID
node 3263189181OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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In Other Languages
“Athena Promachos” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Aθηνά Προμάχος”
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