Church of Agios Georgios Rizareiou Scholis

Church of Agios Georgios Rizareiou Scholis is a church in , , which is located on Βασιλίσσης Σοφίας. Church of Agios Georgios Rizareiou Scholis is situated near the metro station , as well as near .
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Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: Orthodox church in Athens Municipality, Greece
  • Also known as: “Άγιος Γεώργιος”
  • Address: Βασιλίσσης Σοφίας 24, Αθήνα

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: War Museum and Lyceum.

Museum
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The Athens is the military museum of the Greek Armed Forces. It is located at the Athens city center and it is served by the Athens Metro station of . is situated 190 metres west of Church of Agios Georgios Rizareiou Scholis.

Archaeological site
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The was a temple in dedicated to Apollo Lyceus. It was best known for the Peripatetic school of philosophy founded there by Aristotle in 334 BC. is situated 410 metres southwest of Church of Agios Georgios Rizareiou Scholis.

Metro station
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is a metro station located on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue. It is in area, close to , the National Gallery of Athens, the , the , the Byzantine & Christian Museum and the Athens Hilton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rigillis and Ilisia.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood of , , named after the river . A portion of the neighborhood, Ano , is in and is near the Theology, Philosophy and Scientific faculties of the University of Athens.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in , , having an estimated population of 35,173 residents. Named after the ancient sanctuary of Hercules Pancrates, its frontage runs from Vasilissis Sofias Avenue along to Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue and Vassileos Alexandrou Avenue, just a few minutes walk from the .

Church of Agios Georgios Rizareiou Scholis

Latitude
37.97603° or 37° 58′ 34″ north
Longitude
23.74734° or 23° 44′ 50″ east
Open location code
8G95XPGW+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 82126896
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q38284249
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In Other Languages

“Church of Agios Georgios Rizareiou Scholis” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Ναός Αγίου Γεωργίου Ριζαρείου Σχολής”

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Highlights: Rizari park and Άλσος Ευαγγελισμού.

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