Municipal Gallery of Athens

The Municipal Gallery of Athens is a museum in , . It houses a rich collection of nearly 3,000 works from leading 19th- and 20th-century Greek artists.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art museum
  • Also known as: “Dimotiki pinakotheke Athinas”
  • Address: Λεωνίδου, Αθήνα, 10436

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Temple of Hephaestus.

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The is a former temple on the , Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilisation, and democracy. is situated 1½ km southeast of Municipal Gallery of Athens.

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The 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. is situated 1 km south of Municipal Gallery of Athens.

Archaeological site
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The Academy was founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic period as a skeptical school, until coming to an end after the death of Philo of Larissa in 83 BC. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Municipal Gallery of Athens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Metaxourgio and Keramikos.

Neighborhood
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Metaxourgeio or , meaning "silk mill", is a of , . 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.

Neighborhood
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Kerameikos, also known by its Latinized form Ceramicus, is an area of , 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 and by the banks of the Eridanos River.

Neighborhood
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meaning 'Prophet Daniel' is a neighborhood of , . It takes its name from the main church on Athinon Avenue.

Municipal Gallery of Athens

Latitude
37.98299° or 37° 58′ 59″ north
Longitude
23.71936° or 23° 43′ 10″ east
Inception
1835
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 321376940
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1576793
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Municipal Gallery of Athens” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Galeria Municipal d’Atenes”
  • Dutch: “Municipal Gallery of Athens”
  • German: “Kommunale Galerie Athen”
  • Greek: “Δημοτική Πινακοθήκη Αθηναίων”
  • Greek: “Δημοτική πινακοθήκη Αθήνας”
  • Greek: “Πινακοθήκη Δήμου Αθηναίων”
  • Italian: “Galleria municipale di Atene”
  • Russian: “Городская галерея в Афинах”
  • Spanish: “Galeria Municipal de Atenas”
  • Spanish: “Galería Municipal de Atenas”

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