- Akadimia Platonos
Akademia Platonos (Greek: Ακαδημία Πλάτωνος) is a subdivision located 3 km west-northwest of the downtown part of the Greek capital of
Athens . The area is named after thePlato's Academy in which is an academy that dates back to ancient times. The area are residential mainly living in eight to ten storey homes in parts of the municipality. The subdivision has no squares but has a nearby school. Major streets bordering this subdivision includesLenorman Avenue to the east,Palamidou Street to the south andAthinon Avenue (GR-8 and GR-8A andE90 westbound. Squares includes Akademia Platonos and Metaxa The population are around 10,000 to 15,000 and the area is 1 km². The area features a newspaper factory.Neighboring subdivisions
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Sepolia , north
*Kolonos, east
*Profitis Daniil , south
*Votanikos , southHistory
The Plato's Academy was first built in the area. The area saw housing developments in the early part of the 20th century when Athens' began to grow as well as an industrial being added, the area after
World War II and theGreek Civil War saw taller buildings to be added.Residential streets
Here are list of residential streets, several residential streets are named after places in the
Peloponnese as well as famous people and some myths. Neighborhood streets runs from WSW to ESE and from NNW to SSE This list excludes major streets mentioned above. There are 30 streets and avenues in this subdivision.Other
Akademia Platonos has a schools, lyceums (middle schools), gymnasia (secondary schools), a churches, banks, shops and squares ("plateies"). The nearest Attiko Metro subway station is to the east.
External links
* [http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21103a/g211ca03.html Plato's Academy]
* [http://www.dol.gr/e_iris.htm Lambrakis Press]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=61123 Akademia Platonos on GTP Travel Pages] (in English and Greek)
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