Αγία Σοφία
Αγία Σοφία is a church in Athens, Attica. Αγία Σοφία is situated nearby to the square Πλατεία Ηρώων Πολυτεχνίου, as well as near the library Δημοτική Βιβλιοθήκη Ταύρου “Κωστης Παλαμάς”.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tavros-Eleftherios Venizelos and Athens School of Fine Arts.
Tavros-Eleftherios Venizelos
Metro station
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Tavros, officially Tavros–Eleftherios Venizelos is a station on Line 1 of the Athens Metro, 6.171 km from the line's southern terminus at Piraeus. It is located in the municipality of Tavros in the regional unit of South Athens, Attica, near the boundary with Kallithea. Tavros-Eleftherios Venizelos is situated 300 metres southeast of Αγία Σοφία.
Athens School of Fine Arts
University
The Athens School of Fine Arts is a Greek higher education institution, specializing in the visual arts. Athens School of Fine Arts is situated 1 km west of Αγία Σοφία.
Pnyx
The Pnyx is a hill or hillside in central Athens, the capital of Greece. Beginning as early as 507 BC, the Athenians gathered on the Pnyx to host their popular assemblies, thus making the hill one of the earliest and most important sites in the creation of democracy. Pnyx is situated 2 km northeast of Αγία Σοφία.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kallithea and Asýrmatos.
Kallithea
Suburb
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Kallithea is a suburb in Athens agglomeration and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece, as well as the fourth biggest in the Athens urban area.
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.
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.
Αγία Σοφία
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.96457° or 37° 57′ 53″ northLongitude
23.70137° or 23° 42′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8G95XP72+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 231139676OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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