Chapel of St. George

Chapel of St. George is a church in , . Chapel of St. George is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the railway station .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 2:00 PM—9:00 PM
    Sunday: 7:00 AM—4:15 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: church on Lycabettus hill, Athens, Greece
  • Also known as: “Saint George church”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Lycabettus and Parthenon.

Peak
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Lycabettos, Lykabettos or Lykavittos, is a Cretaceous limestone hill in the capital . At 277 meters above sea level, its summit is the highest point in Central Athens and pine trees cover its base.

Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a former temple on the , Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilisation, and democracy. is situated 2 km southwest of Chapel of St. George.

Archaeological site
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The was a temple in dedicated to Apollo Lyceus. It was best known for the Peripatetic school of philosophy founded there by Aristotle in 334 BC. is situated 1 km south of Chapel of St. George.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pefkakia and Neapoli.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of , . It is located on the northern slope of . 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.

Neighborhood
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, literally "Academy", is a neighborhood in central , . Located directly north and slight west of , it is bounded by Akadimias Street, Panepistimiou Street, Solonos Street and Stadiou Street.

Chapel of St. George

Latitude
37.98193° or 37° 58′ 55″ north
Longitude
23.74339° or 23° 44′ 36″ east
Open location code
8G95XPJV+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 778661727
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q12872113
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Russian—“Chapel of St. George” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Georgioksen kirkko”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Yrjön kirkko”
  • Georgian: “ლიკაბეტოსის წმინდა გიორგის ეკლესია”
  • German: “Kapelle St. Georg”
  • Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος Λυκαβηττού”
  • Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jerzego”
  • Russian: “Церковь Св. Георгия”

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