Hellenic Geographical Society

Hellenic Geographical Society is a government office in Athens, Attica. Hellenic Geographical Society is situated nearby to the museum Nikos Hadjikyriakos - Ghika Gallery, as well as near the art gallery Ινστιτούτο Σύγχρονης Ελληνικής Τέχνης (iset).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Numismatic Museum of Athens and Parthenon.

Numismatic Museum of Athens

Museum

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The Numismatic Museum of Athens is one of the most important museums in Greece, holding a collection of over 500,000 coins, medals, engraved gems, weights, stamps and related artefacts from 1400 BC to modern times.

Parthenon

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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 1 km southwest of Hellenic Geographical Society.

Benaki Museum

Museum

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The Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis Benakis in memory of his father Emmanuel Benakis, is housed in the Benakis family mansion in Athens, Greece. Benaki Museum is situated 410 metres southeast of Hellenic Geographical Society.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athens and Akadimia.

Athens

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Athens is the capital city of Greece. It was the major cultural, political and religious centre of Classical Greece, a place that deeply influenced the course of Western civilization.

Akadimia

Neighborhood

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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.