Aghios Athanasios Kourkoures
Aghios Athanasios Kourkoures is a church in Athens, Attica. Aghios Athanasios Kourkoures is situated nearby to the art gallery Bernier Eliades, as well as near the neighborhood Thiseio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parthenon and Kerameikos Archaeological Museum.
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 civilization, and democracy. Parthenon is situated 1 km southeast of Aghios Athanasios Kourkoures.
Kerameikos Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Kerameikos Archaeological Museum is located in Kerameikos, Athens, Greece and was built in 1937. It houses many important early Geometric art pieces that date as far back as 860 BC. Kerameikos Archaeological Museum is situated 150 metres northwest of Aghios Athanasios Kourkoures.
Temple of Hephaestus
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 340 metres southeast of Aghios Athanasios Kourkoures.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thiseio and Keramikos.
Thiseio
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thiseio or Thissio is a traditional neighbourhood in the old city of Athens, Greece, northwest of the Acropolis, and surrounded by the archaeological sites of the Agora, Keramikos and Pnyx.
Keramikos
Neighborhood
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
Kerameikos also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of Athens, Greece, located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls, on both sides of the Dipylon Gate and by the banks of the Eridanos River.
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.
Aghios Athanasios Kourkoures
- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Athens Municipality, Attica Region, Greece
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.97704° or 37° 58′ 37″ northLongitude
23.71803° or 23° 43′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8G95XPG9+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 8480877295OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q14782166
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In Other Languages
“Aghios Athanasios Kourkoures” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Άγιος Αθανάσιος Κουρκούρης”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bernier Eliades and St. Athanasios.
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