Open Air Glyptotheque

The Open Air Glyptotheque located at George Zongolopoulos Square, is a glyptotheque located in , Athens, Greece. The sculpture garden was established in 2010 when the Municipality of wished to honor the Greek sculptor George Zongolopoulos by giving his name to one of the municipality's central squares.
Wikipedia
  • 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”, “Zongolopoulos sculpture garden, Psychiko”, “Πλατεία Γιώργου Ζογγολόπουλου”, and “Υπαίθρια Δημοτική Γλυπτοθήκη Ψυχικού”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Moraitis School and Church of Agia Varvara (Chalandri).

School
is a co-educational private school in , . It is located in Psychico, a suburb north of the Greek capital. Its teaching aims at university entry. is situated 530 metres east of Open Air Glyptotheque.

Church
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1 km east of Open Air Glyptotheque.

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. is situated 2 km southeast of Open Air Glyptotheque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Psychiko and Neo Psychiko.

Suburb
Photo: Stanislav Amelchyts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and a suburb in the , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipality has an area of 2.776 km2.

Suburb
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and a suburb in the northeastern part of the , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, literally 'of the Greek-Russians', is a suburb of , . As its name suggests, the area was first inhabited by Greeks fleeing from Russia. The serves Line 3 of the Athens Metro.

Open Air Glyptotheque

Latitude
38.01047° or 38° 0′ 38″ north
Longitude
23.77054° or 23° 46′ 14″ east
Open location code
8GC52Q6C+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 232666775
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­recreation_ground
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­gallery
Wiki­data ID
Q18123329
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In Other Languages

From French to Greek—“Open Air Glyptotheque” goes by many names.

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Highlights: St. Demetrios and Embassy of Vietnam.

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