Iliou Melathron

Iliou Melathron is a building in Athens, Attica which is located on Πανεπιστημίου. Iliou Melathron is situated nearby to Numismatic Museum of Athens, as well as near the art gallery Ινστιτούτο Σύγχρονης Ελληνικής Τέχνης (iset).

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Type: Building
Description: building in Athens Municipality, Attica Region, Greece
Also known as: “Schliemann mansion”
Address: Πανεπιστημίου 12, Αθήνα, 10671

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Numismatic Museum of Athens and Parthenon.

Numismatic Museum of Athens

Museum

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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.

Parthenon

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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 Iliou Melathron.

Saint Dionysius

Church

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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite is the main Catholic church of Athens, Greece, and the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Athens. Saint Dionysius is situated 160 metres northwest of Iliou Melathron.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athens and Akadimia.

Athens

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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.

Akadimia

Neighborhood

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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.