Saint George Karytsis
Saint George Karytsis is a church in Athens, Attica. Saint George Karytsis is situated nearby to the theater building Mousouri theatre, as well as near the art gallery EXPLOSION.Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: church in Athens
- Also known as: “Agios Georgios Karytsi”, “St. George Karyki church, Athens”, and “Άγιος Γεώργιος Καρύκης”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parthenon and Museum of the City of Athens.
Parthenon
Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilisation, and democracy. Parthenon is situated 1 km southwest of Saint George Karytsis.
Museum of the City of Athens
Museum
Photo: Hoverfish, Public domain.
Athens City Museum is an art museum and former royal residence in Athens, Greece. It houses a collection of Athens-related items collected by art collector Lambros Eutaxias.
Numismatic Museum of Athens
Museum
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Numismatic Museum of Athens is one of the most important museums in Greece and it houses a collection of over 500,000 coins, medals, gems, weights, stamps and related artefacts from 1400BC to modern times. Numismatic Museum of Athens is situated 350 metres east of Saint George Karytsis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akadimia and Athens.
Akadimia
Neighborhood
Photo: Lapost, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akadimia, literally "Academy", is a neighborhood in central Athens, Greece. Located directly north and slight west of Syntagma Square, it is bounded by Akadimias Street, Panepistimiou Street, Solonos Street and Stadiou Street.
Athens
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Athens is the capital city of Greece with a metropolitan population of 3.6 million inhabitants based on ELSTAT Census but with undocumented population it reaches 5.2 million.
Monastiraki
Neighborhood
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Monastiraki is a flea market neighborhood in the old town of Athens, Greece, and is one of the main shopping districts in Athens. The area is home to clothing boutiques, souvenir shops and specialty stores, and is a major tourist attraction in Athens and Attica for bargain shopping.
Saint George Karytsis
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.97806° or 37° 58′ 41″ northLongitude
23.73142° or 23° 43′ 53″ eastInception
1849Open location code
8G95XPHJ+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 762692814OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q12872127
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Turkish—“Saint George Karytsis” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος Καρύτσης”
- Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος του Καρύκη”
- Greek: “Ναός Αγίου Γεωργίου Καρύτση”
- Turkish: “Aziz Yorgo Karitsi Ortodoks Kilisesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include EXPLOSION and Mousouri theatre.
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