Λόφος Ιππείου Κολωνού

Λόφος Ιππείου Κολωνού is a park in , . Λόφος Ιππείου Κολωνού is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the church .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Platonic Academy and Athens.

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. is situated 760 metres southwest of Λόφος Ιππείου Κολωνού.

Railway station
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
railway station, often referred to as Central on onboard announcements, is the main railway station of and the second-largest station in . is situated 510 metres southeast of Λόφος Ιππείου Κολωνού.

Museum
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The is located in , , and was built in 1937. It houses many important early Geometric art pieces that date as far back as 860 BC. is situated 2 km south of Λόφος Ιππείου Κολωνού.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kolonos and Skouze Hill.

Quarter
Colonus or 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 .

Neighborhood
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small hill located in the 4th Municipal Unit of the Municipality of , Greece. It is also the name of a small neighbourhood surrounding the hill.

Neighborhood
Photo: Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood of , located northwest of the city centre. The neighbourhood and its central square are named after Attica Railways, a railway company that constructed the line Athens-Kifissia-Lavrion.

Λόφος Ιππείου Κολωνού

Latitude
37.99548° or 37° 59′ 44″ north
Longitude
23.71533° or 23° 42′ 55″ east
Open location code
8G95XPW8+54
Open­Street­Map ID
way 49435829
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
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