Asteroskopeio
Neighborhood in Athens, Attica, Greece
Asteroskopeio Αστεροσκοπείο | |
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Neighborhood | |
The observatory and its neighbourhood | |
Location within municipality of Athens | |
Coordinates: 37°58′23″N 23°43′12″E / 37.97306°N 23.72000°E / 37.97306; 23.72000 | |
Country | Greece |
Region | Attica |
City | Athens |
Postal code | 118 51 |
Area code | 210 |
Website | www.cityofathens.gr |
Asteroskopeio (Greek: Αστεροσκοπείο, pronounced [a.ste.ɾo.skoˈpio]), meaning 'observatory', is a neighborhood of the center of Athens, Greece. It is located between Thiseio and Nymphon Hill. The neighbourhood named after the National Observatory of Athens that was built in Nymphon Hill in 1842, thanks to donation of rich Greek Georgios Sinas[1] (in Greek asteroskopeio means observatory). Near the hill is located Pnyx.[2]
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Neighbourhoods in municipality of Athens
- Agios Eleftherios
- Agios Panteleimonas
- Akadimia
- Akadimia Platonos
- Acropolis
- Ampelokipoi (Kountouriotika)
- Asyrmatos
- Asteroskopeio
- Attiki
- Ellinoroson
- Erythros Stavros
- Exarcheia
- Gazi
- Girokomeio
- Gyzi
- Goudi
- Gouva
- Ilisia
- Keramikos
- Kolokynthou
- Kolonaki
- Kolonos
- Koukaki
- Kypriadou
- Kypseli
- Kynosargous
- Metaxourgeio
- Mets
- Monastiraki
- Nea Filothei
- Neapoli
- Neos Kosmos
- Omonoia
- Pangrati (Kallimarmaro)
- Patisia
- Pedion tou Areos
- Petralona
- Philopappou
- Plaka (Aerides, Anafiotika)
- Polygono
- Probonas
- Profitis Daniil
- Profitis Ilias
- Psyri
- Rizoupoli
- Rouf
- Sepolia
- Syntagma
- Thiseio
- Thymarakia
- Treis Gefyres
- Votanikos (Elaionas)
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