Tomb of Unknown Soldier

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a located in in , in front of the Old Royal Palace. It is a cenotaph dedicated to the Greek soldiers killed during war.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: memorial to Greece’s war dead, below the Parliament building
  • Also known as: “Mnēmeio tou Agnōstou Stratiōtē”, “Mnēmeion Agnōstou Stratiōtou”, “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier”, and “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parthenon and Numismatic Museum of Athens.

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The is a former temple on the , Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilisation, and democracy. is situated 1 km southwest of Tomb of Unknown Soldier.

Museum
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The is one of the most important museums in and it houses a collection of over 500,000 coins, medals, gems, weights, stamps and related artefacts from 1400BC to modern times. is situated 290 metres north of Tomb of Unknown Soldier.

Metro station
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is a station on the Athens Metro, located at in the center of , . It serves as the transfer point between Line 3, Line 2 and the Athens Tram.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athens and Rigillis.

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is the capital city of with a metropolitan population of 3.6 million inhabitants based on ELSTAT Census but with undocumented population it reaches 5.2 million.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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, literally "Academy", is a neighborhood in central , . Located directly north and slight west of , it is bounded by Akadimias Street, Panepistimiou Street, Solonos Street and Stadiou Street.

Tomb of Unknown Soldier

Latitude
37.97535° or 37° 58′ 31″ north
Longitude
23.73637° or 23° 44′ 11″ east
Height
1 metre (3.3 feet)
Open location code
8G95XPGP+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q3531128
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Tomb of Unknown Soldier” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “النصب التذكاري للجندي المجهول”
  • Chinese: “無名烈士墓”
  • Esperanto: “Tombo de la Nekonatat Soldato en Ateno”
  • Finnish: “Tuntemattoman sotilaan hauta”
  • French: “tombe du Soldat inconnu”
  • French: “Tombe du Soldat inconnu”
  • German: “Grab des unbekannten Soldaten”
  • Greek: “Μνημείο Αγνώστου Στρατιώτου”
  • Greek: “Μνημείο του Άγνωστου Στρατιώτη”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת החייל האלמוני”
  • Italian: “Tomba del Milite ignoto”
  • Japanese: “無名戦士の墓”
  • Polish: “Grób Nieznanego Żołnierza”
  • Portuguese: “Túmulo do Soldado Desconhecido (Atenas)”
  • Portuguese: “Túmulo do Soldado Desconhecido”
  • Russian: “Могила неизвестного солдата”
  • Russian: “Могила Неизвестного солдата”
  • Slovenian: “Grob neznanega vojaka (Grčija)”
  • Spanish: “Tumba del Soldado Desconocido”
  • Ukrainian: “Могила Невідомому Солдату”
  • Urdu: “نامعلوم سپاہی کا مقبرہ (ایتھنز)”
  • Urdu: “نامعلوم سپاہی کا مقبرہ”

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