Πλατεία Ποντίων

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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 east of Πλατεία Ποντίων.

Egaleo

Metro station

Photo: Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Egaleo is a station of Athens Metro Line 3. The station started operating on 26 May 2007 as part of an extension from Monastiraki. Egaleo is situated 620 metres west of Πλατεία Ποντίων.

Mosque of Athens

Mosque

Photo: NikosLikomitros, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Votanikos Mosque, more commonly known as the Mosque of Athens or the Athens Mosque, is a mosque in the Votanikos neighbourhood of Athens, Greece. It is the first official mosque in the Greek capital since the Greek War of Independence. Mosque of Athens is situated 1¼ km southeast of Πλατεία Ποντίων.

Places in the Area

Aigaleo

Suburb

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Aigaleo or Egaleo is a town and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens urban area, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit.

Akadimia Platonos

Quarter

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Akadimia Platonos literally meaning Plato's Academy, is a neighbourhood located 3 km west-northwest of the downtown part of the Greek capital of Athens.

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