Asteroskopeio Explained

Asteroskopeio
Native Name:Αστεροσκοπείο
Native Name Lang:el
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Coordinates:37.9731°N 23.72°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Greece
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Attica
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Athens
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:118 51
Area Code:210
Website:www.cityofathens.gr

Asteroskopeio (in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Αστεροσκοπείο Αθηνών. www.eie.gr. 2 April 2015. Greek.
  2. Web site: Λόφοι & Δήμοι της Αρχαίας Αθήνας. cityofathens.gr. 2 April 2015. 17 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160417162713/https://www.cityofathens.gr/episkeptes/aksiotheata/arxaiologikoi-xoroi/lofoi-dimoi-tis-arxaias-athinas. dead.