Koumoundourou Square
Koumoundourou Square is a square in Athens, Attica. Koumoundourou Square is situated nearby to the church Άγιοι Ανάργυροι, as well as near the museum Athens Municipal Gallery.Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Square
- Description: Square in Athens, the capital city of Greece
- Also known as: “Koumoundouros square”, “Koumoundourou square”, and “Πλατεία Ελευθερίας”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parthenon and Athens Municipal Gallery.
Parthenon
Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1 km southeast of Koumoundourou Square.
Athens Municipal Gallery
Museum
Photo: KathyB111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Municipal Gallery of Athens is a museum in Athens, Greece. It houses a rich collection of nearly 3,000 works from leading 19th- and 20th-century Greek artists.
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 540 metres south of Koumoundourou Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keramikos and Psyri.
Keramikos
Neighborhood
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
Kerameikos also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of Athens, Greece, located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the ancient city walls, on both sides of the Dipylon Gate and by the banks of the Eridanos River.
Psyri
Neighborhood
Photo: Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Psyri or Psiri or Psyrri or Psirri is a gentrified neighbourhood in Athens, Greece, today known for its restaurants, bars, live music tavernas, and small number of hotels.
Metaxourgio
Neighborhood
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Metaxourgeio or Metaxourgio, meaning "silk mill", is a neighbourhood of Athens, Greece. The neighbourhood is located north of the historical centre of Athens, between Kolonos to the west and Plateia Vathi to the east, and north of Kerameikos.
Koumoundourou Square
- Category: locality
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.98044° or 37° 58′ 50″ northLongitude
23.72169° or 23° 43′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8G95XPJC+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 23216567OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q12883513
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Greek—“Koumoundourou Square” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Plateía Koumoundoúrou”
- French: “place Koumoundoúrou”
- French: “Place Koumoundoúrou”
- German: “Koumoundouros Platz”
- German: “Koumoundourou Platz”
- Greek: “Πλατεία Ελευθερίας (Αθήνα)”
- Greek: “Πλατεία Κουμουνδούρου Αθήνας”
- Greek: “Πλατεία Κουμουνδούρου”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Άγιοι Ανάργυροι and Dipylon Theatre.
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