Alexander Fleming

Alexander Fleming is a memorial in Athens, Attica. Alexander Fleming is situated near the square Πλατεία Φλέμινγκ, as well as near the church Άγιος Ιωάννης Πρόδρομος.

Type: Memorial
Description: public sculpture by Theodoros Kolokotronis in Greece, 1960
Also known as: “Bust of Alexander Fleming, Athens”
Inscription: “ΕΙΣ ΜΝΗΜΗΝ ΥΠΕΡΟΧΟΥ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΟΝΟΣ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΤΗΤΟΣ ΑΛΕΞ. ΦΛΕΜΙΝΓΚ 1881 - 1955”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Parthenon and Platonic Academy.

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 2 km east of Alexander Fleming.

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 Alexander Fleming.

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.

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.