Asteroskopeio

Asteroskopeio
Αστεροσκοπείο
Neighborhood
The observatory and its neighbourhood

Location within Athens
Coordinates: 37°58′23″N 23°43′12″E / 37.97306°N 23.72000°E / 37.97306; 23.72000Coordinates: 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(s) 210
Website www.cityofathens.gr

Asteroskopeio (Greek: Αστεροσκοπείο, pronounced [a.ste.ɾo.skoˈpio]), meaning 'observatory', is a neighborhood 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]

See also

References

  1. "Αστεροσκοπείο Αθηνών" (in Greek). www.eie.gr. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. "Λόφοι & Δήμοι της Αρχαίας Αθήνας". cityofathens.gr. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
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