Open Air Glyptotheque
The Open Air Glyptotheque located at George Zongolopoulos Square, is a glyptotheque located in Psychiko, Athens, Greece. The sculpture garden was established in 2010 when the Municipality of Filothei-Psychiko wished to honor the Greek sculptor George Zongolopoulos by giving his name to one of the municipality's central squares.- Type: Square
- Description: open-air sculpture display in Psychiko, Attiki, Greece
- Also known as: “George Zongolopoulos Square”, “Open Air Glyptotheque of Psychiko – George Zongolopoulos Square”, “Outdoor Sculpture Gallery of Psychiko”, “Psychiko Open-Air Public Glyptotheque”, and “Zongolopoulos sculpture garden, Psychiko”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Moraitis School and Church of Agia Varvara (Chalandri).
The Moraitis School
School
The Moraitis School is a co-educational private school in Athens, Greece. It is located in Psychico, a suburb north of the Greek capital. Its teaching aims at university entry. The Moraitis School is situated 530 metres east of Open Air Glyptotheque.
Church of Agia Varvara (Chalandri)
Church
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of Agia Varvara (Chalandri) is situated 1 km east of Open Air Glyptotheque.
General Hospital of Athens ‘Giorgos Gennimatas’
Hospital
The Athens General State Hospital "Georgios Gennimatas" founded in 1958 under the name Uniform General Hospital of Athens is a Greek nursing institution based in Athens at 154 Mesogeion Avenue. General Hospital of Athens ‘Giorgos Gennimatas’ is situated 2 km southeast of Open Air Glyptotheque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Psychiko and Neo Psychiko.
Psychiko
Suburb
Photo: Stanislav Amelchyts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Psychiko is a town and a suburb in the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Filothei-Psychiko, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipality has an area of 2.776 km2.
Neo Psychiko
Suburb
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neo Psychiko is a town and a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Filothei-Psychiko, of which it is a municipal unit.
Ellinoroson
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ellinoroson, literally 'of the Greek-Russians', is a suburb of Athens, Greece. As its name suggests, the area was first inhabited by Greeks fleeing from Russia. The Katechaki metro station serves Line 3 of the Athens Metro.
Open Air Glyptotheque
- Categories: sculpture garden, tourism, recreation area, art gallery, and locality
- Location: Filothei-Psychiko, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.01047° or 38° 0′ 38″ northLongitude
23.77054° or 23° 46′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8GC52Q6C+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 232666775OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_groundOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=galleryWikidata ID
Q18123329
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In Other Languages
From French to Greek—“Open Air Glyptotheque” goes by many names.
- French: “Glyptothèque extérieure de Psychiko – Place Giorgos Zongolopoulos”
- French: “Glyptothèque extérieure de Psychiko”
- Greek: “Πλατεία Γιώργου Ζογγολόπουλου”
- Greek: “Υπαίθρια Γλυπτοθήκη Ψυχικού”
- Greek: “Υπαίθρια Δημοτική Γλυπτοθήκη Ψυχικού”
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