Streets, squares, viewpoints (Athens)

Библиотека Адриана

The library was built in the 2nd century AD by the Roman emperor Hadrian. It is one of the most massive buildings in Athens. During the Roman era, Greece experienced a decline in literacy and culture...

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• Yesterday

Omonia Square

Площадь Омония

According to the first plan of the city of Athens, drawn up by the town planners Cleanthes and Schaubert in 1846, the square that later became Omonia Square was originally formed to house palaces, and...

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• 3 days ago

Academy of Sciences

Афинская академия наук

A magnificent example of the neoclassical architectural movement that flourished in Athens in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its design belongs to Theophilus Hansen and is considered his most...

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• 1 week ago

Armenian Cathedral

Армянский собор Святого Григория Просветителя

The Armenian Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Gregory the Illuminator, and also houses the offices of the Armenian Archdiocese. The church is a single-nave cruciform church, with a dome and a polygonal...

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• 1 week ago

University

Афинский национальный университет

The University of Athens is the oldest university in modern Greece and perhaps the most prominent. It is also the first modern university in the Balkan Peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean region. It...

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• 2 weeks ago