Rigillis

Rigillis is a neighborhood in , . Rigillis is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the suburb .
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighborhood of Athens near Presidential palace
  • Also known as: “Anaktora”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lyceum and Presidential Mansion.

Archaeological site
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The was a temple in dedicated to Apollo Lyceus. It was best known for the Peripatetic school of philosophy founded there by Aristotle in 334 BC.

Government office
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The in , , is the official residence of the president of the . It served previously as the Royal Palace, until the abolition of the monarchy by the 1974 referendum.

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pangrati and Athens.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in , , 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 .

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is the capital city of with a metropolitan population of 3.6 million inhabitants based on ELSTAT Census but with undocumented population it reaches 5.2 million.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of , . It is located between Ardettos Hill, First Cemetery of Athens and . owes its name to a beer brewery, opened by brewer Karl Fuchs.

Rigillis

Latitude
37.97284° or 37° 58′ 22″ north
Longitude
23.74191° or 23° 44′ 31″ east
Open location code
8G95XPFR+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 200021162
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q20379397
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Satellite Map

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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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