63 Lyceum of Athens

63 Lyceum of Athens is a school in Athens, Attica which is located on Ορφέως. 63 Lyceum of Athens is situated nearby to the government office Διαρκές Στρατοδικείο Αθηνών, as well as near the military installation Stratopedo Gazi.

Email: 63lykath@sch.gr
Type: School
Address: Ορφέως 93, Αθήνα, 11855

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 63 Lyceum of Athens.

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

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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 63 Lyceum of Athens.

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.