Άγιος Τρύφων
Άγιος Τρύφων is a church in Athens, Attica. Άγιος Τρύφων is situated nearby to the ruins Part of Gymnasium, as well as near the archaeological site Platonic Academy.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Platonic Academy and Temple of Hephaestus.
Platonic Academy
Archaeological site
Photo: Raphael, Public domain.
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 100 metres north of Άγιος Τρύφων.
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 2 km southeast of Άγιος Τρύφων.
Athens railway station
Railway station
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Athens railway station is the main railway station of Athens and the second-largest station in Greece. Located in the central quarter of Kolonos, the railway station resulted from the merger of two separate railway terminals in 2005—Larissa station of the… Athens railway station is situated 1 km east of Άγιος Τρύφων.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akadimia Platonos and Profitis Daniil.
Akadimia Platonos
Quarter
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akadimia Platonos literally meaning Plato's Academy, is a neighbourhood located 3 km west-northwest of the downtown part of the Greek capital of Athens.
Profitis Daniil
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Profitis Daniil meaning 'Prophet Daniel' is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It takes its name from the main church on Athinon Avenue.
Kolonos
Quarter
Colonus or Kolonos was a deme of the phyle Aegeis, of ancient Attica, celebrated as the deme of Sophocles, and the scene of one of the poet's tragedies, was situated ten stadia from the gate of the city, called Dipylum, near Plato's Academy and the river Cephissus.
Άγιος Τρύφων
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.99043° or 37° 59′ 26″ northLongitude
23.70854° or 23° 42′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8G95XPR5+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 207617991OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodox
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