Πλατεία Γεωργιάδη

Πλατεία Γεωργιάδη is a square in Athens, Attica. Πλατεία Γεωργιάδη is situated nearby to the quarter Votanikos, as well as near the memorial Alexander Fleming.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Platonic Academy and Areopagus.

Platonic Academy

Archaeological site

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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 Πλατεία Γεωργιάδη.

Areopagus

Peak

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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 Πλατεία Γεωργιάδη.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Votanikos and Gazi.

Votanikos

Quarter

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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.