New Bouleuterion

Bouleuterion, also translated as council house, assembly house, and senate house, was a building in ancient Greece which housed the council of citizens of a democratic city state.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: council chambers of ancient Greek cities, the place where the Boulé, a senate, met.
  • Also known as: “bouleuterion” and “Bouleuterion”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Hephaestus and Parthenon.

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The 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.

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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 580 metres southeast of New Bouleuterion.

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The was a principal council of ancient Athens, later serving mainly as a judicial body responsible for cases of homicide, wounding, and certain religious offenses.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asteroskopeio and Thiseio.

Neighborhood
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, meaning 'observatory', is a neighborhood of the center of , . It is located between and Nymphon Hill. The neighbourhood named after the that was built in Nymphon Hill in 1842, thanks to the donation of wealthy Greek Georgios Sinas.

Neighborhood
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or Thissio is a traditional neighbourhood in the old city of , , northwest of the Acropolis, and surrounded by the archaeological sites of the Agora, Keramikos and .

Neighborhood
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is a flea market neighborhood in the old town of , , and is one of the main shopping districts in Athens. The area is home to clothing boutiques, souvenir shops and specialty stores, and is a major tourist attraction in Athens and for bargain shopping.

New Bouleuterion

Latitude
37.97514° or 37° 58′ 31″ north
Longitude
23.72182° or 23° 43′ 19″ east
Open location code
8G95XPGC+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 145662894
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q751024
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“New Bouleuterion” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “βουλευτήριον”
  • Armenian: “Բուլեվտերիա”
  • Basque: “Buleuterion”
  • Bulgarian: “Булевтерион”
  • Catalan: “Buleuteri”
  • Catalan: “Nou Buleuteri”
  • Chinese: “议事厅（古希腊）”
  • Chinese: “议事厅”
  • Czech: “Búleuterion”
  • Czech: “Búleutérion”
  • Dutch: “bouleuterion”
  • Dutch: “Bouleuterion”
  • Estonian: “Buleuteerion”
  • Finnish: “buleuterion”
  • Finnish: “Buleuterion”
  • French: “bouleutérion”
  • French: “Bouleutérion”
  • French: “Nouveau Bouleutérion”
  • Galician: “Buleuterio”
  • German: “Bouleuterion”
  • German: “Buleuterion”
  • Greek: “Βουλευτήριο”
  • Greek: “Νέον Βουλευτήριον”
  • Hungarian: “Buleutérion”
  • Italian: “bouleuterion”
  • Italian: “Bouleuterion”
  • Japanese: “ブーレウテリオン”
  • Korean: “불레우테리온”
  • Latvian: “Buleitērijs”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Buleuterion”
  • Norwegian: “Buleuterion”
  • Polish: “Buleuterion”
  • Portuguese: “Buleutério”
  • Russian: “Булевтерий”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bouleuterion”
  • Slovak: “Buleutérion”
  • Slovenian: “Bulevterij”
  • Spanish: “bouleuterion”
  • Spanish: “buleuterio”
  • Spanish: “Buleuterio”
  • Spanish: “buleuterium”
  • Spanish: “Nuevo Bouleuterion”
  • Swedish: “Buleuterion”
  • Swiss German: “Buleuterion”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Buleuterion”
  • Turkish: “bouleuterion”
  • Turkish: “Buleuterion”
  • Ukrainian: “Булевтерій”

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Highlights include Metroon and Tholos of Athens.

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