Former Foreign Press Association building, Athens

Former Foreign Press Association building, Athens is a building in Athens, Attica which is located on Ακαδημίας. Former Foreign Press Association building, Athens is situated nearby to the public building ΕΦΚΑ - ΣΤ‘ Τοπικό Υποκατάστημα Μισθωτών Αττικής, as well as near the hotel building Hotel Lozenge.

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Type: Building
Description: building in Athens Municipality, Greece
Also known as: “former Foreign Press Association building, Athens”
Address: Ακαδημίας 23, Αθήνα, 10671

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Numismatic Museum of Athens and Parthenon.

Numismatic Museum of Athens

Museum

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The Numismatic Museum of Athens is one of the most important museums in Greece and it houses a collection of over 500,000 coins, medals, gems, weights, stamps and related artefacts from 1400BC to modern times. Numismatic Museum of Athens is situated 130 metres southwest of Former Foreign Press Association building, Athens.

Parthenon

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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, Western civilisation, and democracy. Parthenon is situated 1¼ km southwest of Former Foreign Press Association building, Athens.

Museum of the History of the Greek Costume

Museum

Museum of the History of the Greek Costume is a special interest museum in Athens, Greece. It was inaugurated by the former Minister of Culture, Melina Mercouri, in 1988 and is part of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women, a non profit society founded in 1911.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akadimia and Athens.

Akadimia

Neighborhood

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Akadimia, literally "Academy", is a neighborhood in central Athens, Greece. Located directly north and slight west of Syntagma Square, it is bounded by Akadimias Street, Panepistimiou Street, Solonos Street and Stadiou Street.

Athens

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