Traffic Park
Traffic Park is a playground in Moschato-Tavros, Athens Prefecture, Attica. Traffic Park is situated nearby to Parko Iroon, as well as near the military installation Stratopedo Gazi.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Platonic Academy and Areopagus.
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 2 km north of Traffic Park.
Areopagus
Peak
Photo: ajbear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Areopagus was a principal council of ancient Athens, later serving mainly as a judicial body responsible for cases of homicide, wounding, and certain religious offenses.
Temple of Hephaestus
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 east of Traffic Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Votanikos and Gazi.
Votanikos
Quarter
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Votanikos is a neighborhood in Athens, Greece. The area is named after a nearby botanical garden situated to the southwest. The eastern part is residential; the western part is forested and industrialized.
Gazi
Neighborhood
Gazi is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It surrounds the old Athens gasworks, which is the industrial museum and exhibition space "Technopolis", widely known as Gazi, next to Keramikos and close to the Acropolis.
Asýrmatos
Neighborhood
Asyrmatos or Attaliotika is a neighborhood of the center of Athens, Greece. It is located in the west slopes of Philopappos Hill, next to Ano Petralona district.
Traffic Park
- Type: Playground
- Also known as: “Parko Kikloforiakis Agogis”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Moschato-Tavros, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.97447° or 37° 58′ 28″ northLongitude
23.70072° or 23° 42′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8G95XPF2+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
way 217697051OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=playground
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In Other Languages
“Traffic Park” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πάρκο Κυκλοφοριακής Αγωγής”
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