Πλατεία Ηρώων Πολυτεχνείου

Πλατεία Ηρώων Πολυτεχνείου is a square in Athens, Attica. Πλατεία Ηρώων Πολυτεχνείου is situated nearby to the park Πλατεία Ζωοδόχου Πηγής, as well as near the church Ζωοδόχος Πηγή.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dafni and National Museum of Contemporary Art.

Dafni

Metro station

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Dafni is a metro station on Athens Metro Line 2, which opened on 15 November 2000, and was the line's terminus until 5 June 2004, when Agios Dimitrios station opened. Dafni is situated 1 km northeast of Πλατεία Ηρώων Πολυτεχνείου.

National Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum

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The National Museum of Contemporary Art, is a national museum focused on exhibiting contemporary Greek and international art in Athens. It was established in October 2000. National Museum of Contemporary Art is situated 2 km north of Πλατεία Ηρώων Πολυτεχνείου.

Nea Smyrni Grove

Park

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Nea Smyrni Grove is a park, which is situated 1 km west of Πλατεία Ηρώων Πολυτεχνείου.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agios Dimitrios and Nea Smyrni.

Agios Dimitrios

Suburb

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Agios Dimitrios is a town in Attica, Greece, and a suburb in the southern part of the Athens agglomeration.

Nea Smyrni

Suburb

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Nea Smyrni is a municipality and a town in South Athens, Greece. At the 2021 census, it had 72,853 inhabitants. It was named after the former Greek city Smyrna, whence many refugees arrived and settled in the Nea Smyrni area following the 1922 Burning of Smyrna, during the Greco-Turkish war.