Kapnikarea

The Church of Panagia Kapnikarea or just Kapnikarea is a Greek Orthodox church and one of the oldest continuously in use churches in .
  • Greek Orthodox church
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from the 11th century
  • Description: Byzantine church in Athens, Greece
  • Also known as
    “Church of Kapnikaréa”
    “Church of Panaghia Kapnikarea”
    “Church of Panagia Kapnikarea”
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Places in the Area

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Latitude
37.97639° or 37° 58′ 35″ north
Longitude
23.72861° or 23° 43′ 43″ east
Open location code
8G95XPGH+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity = place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building = church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination = greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Kapnikarea” goes by many names.
卡普尼卡雷亞聖母教堂Chinese
帕納基亞·卡普尼卡雷亞教堂Chinese
كنيسه باناجيا كابنيكارياEgyptian Arabic
Panagía Kapnikaréan kirkkoFinnish
εκκλησία της Παναγίας ΚαπνικαρέαςGreek
ΚαπνικαρέαGreek
Παναγία ΚαπνικαρέαGreek
Chiesa della Panagia KapnikareaItalian
Црква Панагија КапникареаMacedonian
KapnikareaPolish
Biserica Panaghia KapnikareaRomanian
КапникареяRussian
Црква КапникарејаSerbian
Panaghia Kapnikarea-kyrkanSwedish
Panaya Kapnikarea KilisesiTurkish
Tsjerke fan Panagia KapnikareaWestern Frisian

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