Akadimia Platonos

{{Short description|Neighborhood in Athens, Greece}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Akadimia Platonos | native_name = Ακαδημία Πλάτωνος | native_name_lang = el | settlement_type = Neighborhood | image_skyline = Athens Akadimia Platonos 1.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = A church in Akadimia Platonos | nickname = | motto = | mottoeng = | image_map = Akadimia Platonos in Athens.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within municipality of Athens | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Athens | coordinates = {{coord|37|59|36|N|23|42|42|E|region:GR|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Greece]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Modern regions of Greece|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Attica]] | subdivision_type2 = City | subdivision_name2 = [[Athens]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 104 41 | area_code_type = | area_code = 210 | iso_code = | website = [http://www.cityofathens.gr www.cityofathens.gr] | footnotes = }} '''Akadimia Platonos''' ({{Langx|el|Ακαδημία Πλάτωνος}} {{IPA|el|akaðiˈmia ˈpla.to.nos|pron}}) literally meaning [[Plato]]'s Academy, is a neighbourhood located {{convert|3|km|0|abbr=on}} west-northwest of the downtown part of the Greek capital of [[Athens]].

==History==

The area is named after [[Plato's Academy]], which he founded in the area in 387 BC and which continued to operate until it was destroyed by the Roman dictator [[Sulla]] in 86 BC.<ref>[https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/B/bo5550077.html Lindberg, David C. (2007). The Beginnings of Western Science]. University of Chicago Press. p. 70. {{ISBN|9780226482057}}.</ref> Excavations of Ancient artefacts began in 1929 and continue to the present day, under the auspices of the third General Directorate of Antiquities.

The area saw housing developments in the early part of the 20th century when Athens began to grow. An industrial zone was also laid out during this time. The area was mostly urbanised during the period after [[World War II]] and the [[Greek Civil War|civil war]].

==Present day==

The area is densely populated, with people mainly living in five to seven-story buildings. Major streets bordering this subdivision include the [[A1 motorway (Greece)|A1 motorway]] to the north, [[Lenorman Avenue]] to the east, [[Palamidou Street]] to the south, and [[Athinon Avenue]] (part of the [[Greek National Road 8|EO8 road]]) to the west.

The two main squares are [[Akademia Platonos Square|Akademia Platonos]] and [[Metaxa Square|Metaxa]]. The population is approximately 15,000.

==Residential streets== Several residential streets are named after places in the [[Peloponnese]], famous people, and myths.

{| |----- | valign="top" width="333px" | Aimonos Street [[Battle of Alamana|Alamanas Street]] [[Alexandria]]s Street Amplianis Street Angelopoulou Street [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argous Street]] [[Astros, Greece|Astrous Street]] [[Demosthenes|Dimosthenous]] Street [[Epidavros|Epidavrou]] Street Efrosynis Street Efkleidis Street | valign="top" width="333px" | Flioudos Street [[Gordias|Gordiou]] Street [[Levidi]]ou Street [[Battle of Marathon|Marathonomachon]] Street [[Milos|Milou]] Street Monastiraki Street [[Nafplio]]u Street [[Kato Nevrokopi|Nevrokopiou]] Street [[Plato]]nos Street [[Pylos|Pylou]] Street | valign="top" width="333px" | [[Serres, Greece|Serron]] Street Tilefanous Street [[Themiscyra (Pontus)|Themiskyras]] Street Tileou Street [[Tripoli, Greece|Tripoleos]] Street [[Battle of Vassilika|Vassilikon]] Street Vourbiani Street |}

==Amenities== Akadimia Platonos has schools, lyceums (middle schools), gymnasia (secondary schools), churches, banks, shops and squares (''[[plateia|plateies]]''). The nearest [[Athens Metro]] subway station is to the east ([[Metaxourgeio metro station]]).

Akadimia Platonos has also given its name to the title of a movie screened in [[Locarno Film Festival]] 2009 directed by [[Filippos Tsitos]].

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060927131105/http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21103a/g211ca03.html Plato's Academy] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090816145322/http://www.cinema.ch/video/Akadimia-platonos Movie Clips]

{{Geographic location | North = [[Sepolia]] | West = [[Votanikos]] | Centre = Akadimia Platonos | East = [[Kolonos]] | South = [[Votanikos]], [[Metaxourgeio]] }} {{Athens}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Athens]]