The square peristyle
The square peristyle is an archaeological site in Athens, Attica. The square peristyle is situated nearby to the community center ‘Perperouna’ Traditional Dances, as well as near Politeia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Platonic Academy and Athens railway station.
Platonic Academy
Archaeological site
Photo: Raphael, Public domain.
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. Platonic Academy is situated 210 metres south of The square peristyle.
Athens railway station
Railway station
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Athens railway station is the main railway station of Athens and the second-largest station in Greece. Located in the central quarter of Kolonos, the railway station resulted from the merger of two separate railway terminals in 2005—Larissa station of the… Athens railway station is situated 1 km east of The square peristyle.
Kerameikos Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Kerameikos Archaeological Museum is located in Kerameikos, Athens, Greece and was built in 1937. It houses many important early Geometric art pieces that date as far back as 860 BC. Kerameikos Archaeological Museum is situated 2 km south of The square peristyle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akadimia Platonos and Kolonos.
Akadimia Platonos
Quarter
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akadimia Platonos literally meaning Plato's Academy, is a neighbourhood located 3 km west-northwest of the downtown part of the Greek capital of Athens.
Kolonos
Quarter
Colonus or Kolonos was a deme of the phyle Aegeis, of ancient Attica, celebrated as the deme of Sophocles, and the scene of one of the poet's tragedies, was situated ten stadia from the gate of the city, called Dipylum, near Plato's Academy and the river Cephissus.
Profitis Daniil
Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Profitis Daniil meaning 'Prophet Daniel' is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It takes its name from the main church on Athinon Avenue.
The square peristyle
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.99325° or 37° 59′ 36″ northLongitude
23.70894° or 23° 42′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8G95XPV5+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 463977278OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“The square peristyle” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Το τετράγωνο περιστύλιο”
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Highlights include ‘Perperouna’ Traditional Dances and Politeia.
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