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”.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tavros-Eleftherios Venizelos and Pnyx.

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.

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, 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.

Kallithea

Metro station

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Kallithea is an Athens Metro Line 1 station, located in the municipality of Kallithea in the regional unit of South Athens, Attica, and is also named after, 5.558 km from Piraeus. Kallithea is situated 600 metres southwest 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

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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

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

37.96457° or 37° 57′ 53″ north

Longitude

23.70137° or 23° 42′ 5″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

8G95XP72+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 231139676

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=greek_orthodox

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Highlights include Δημοτική Βιβλιοθήκη Ταύρου “Κωστης Παλαμάς” and Πλατεία Ηρώων Πολυτεχνίου.

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