Rigillis
Rigillis is a neighborhood in Athens, Attica. Rigillis is situated nearby to the quarter Kolonaki, as well as near the suburb Pangrati.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Evo06, Public domain.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood of Athens near Presidential palace
- Also known as: “Anaktora”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lyceum and Presidential Mansion.
Lyceum
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lyceum was a temple in Athens dedicated to Apollo Lyceus. It was best known for the Peripatetic school of philosophy founded there by Aristotle in 334 BC.
Presidential Mansion
Government office
Photo: Άργος, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Presidential Mansion in Athens, Greece, is the official residence of the president of the Hellenic Republic. It served previously as the Royal Palace, until the abolition of the monarchy by the 1974 referendum.
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, democracy, and Western civilization.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pangrati and Athens.
Pangrati
Suburb
Pangrati is a neighborhood in Athens, Greece, having an estimated population of 35,173 residents. Named after the ancient sanctuary of Hercules Pancrates, its frontage runs from Vasilissis Sofias Avenue along to Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue and Vassileos Alexandrou Avenue, just a few minutes walk from the National Gardens.
Athens
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Athens is the capital city of Greece with a metropolitan population of 3.15 million inhabitants. It was a major cultural, political and religious centre of Classical Greece, and therefore remains for many an important site within the history of Western civilization.
Mets
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mets is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It is located between Ardettos Hill, First Cemetery of Athens and Temple of Olympian Zeus. Mets owes its name to a beer brewery, opened by Bavarian brewer Karl Fuchs.
Rigillis
- Category: locality
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.97284° or 37° 58′ 22″ northLongitude
23.74191° or 23° 44′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8G95XPFR+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 200021162OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q20379397
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Greek—“Rigillis” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Anáktora”
- Greek: “Ανάκτορα”
- Greek: “Ρηγίλλης”
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