# Outline of Athens > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Outline_of_Athens > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Outline_of_Athens.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_Athens > Source revision: 1354358003 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|City, capital of Greece, in Europe}} thumb|300px|{{center|Athens}} The following [outline](/source/outline_(list)) is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Athens: {{Transclude lead excerpt| Athens | paragraphs=1 | more=no }} {{TOC limit|limit=2}}{{clear}} == General reference == * [Pronunciation](/source/International_Phonetic_Alphabet): {{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|θ|ᵻ|n|z}} {{respell|ATH|inz}}; {{langx|el|Αθήνα|Athína}} {{IPA|el|aˈθina||el-Αθήνα.ogg}}; {{langx|grc|Ἀθῆναι|Athênai}} {{IPA|grc|atʰɛ̂ːnai̯|}} * Common English name(s): [Athens](/source/Athens) * Official English name(s): [Athens](/source/Athens) * [Adjectival](/source/Adjectivals_and_demonyms_for_cities)(s): Athenian * [Demonym](/source/Adjectivals_and_demonyms_for_cities)(s): Athenian == Geography of Athens == [Geography of Athens](/source/Geography_of_Athens) * Athens is: ** a [city](/source/city) *** capital of [Attica](/source/Attica_(region)) *** capital of [Greece](/source/Greece) *** [primate city](/source/primate_city) of Greece * Population of Athens: ** 637,798 (city proper and municipality) ** 3,090,508 (urban area) * Area of Athens: ** 38.964 km2 (15.044 sq mi) (city proper and municipality) ** 412 km2 (159 sq mi) (urban area) * [Atlas of Athens](/source/%3Acommons%3AAtlas_of_Athens) * Topography of Athens === Location of Athens === {{Infobox settlement |name = Athens |native_name = Αθήνα |settlement_type = |image_skyline = |image_caption = | pushpin_map = Greece | pushpin_map_caption = Location within [Greece](/source/Greece) |coordinates = {{coord|37|59|02.3|N|23|43|40.1|E|display=inline}} | pushpin_relief =yes }} * Athens is situated within the following regions: ** [Northern Hemisphere](/source/Northern_Hemisphere) and [Eastern Hemisphere](/source/Eastern_Hemisphere) *** [Eurasia](/source/Eurasia) **** [Europe](/source/Europe) ([outline](/source/Outline_of_Europe)) ***** [Southern Europe](/source/Southern_Europe) ****** [Balkan peninsula](/source/Balkan_peninsula) ******* [Greece](/source/Greece) ([outline](/source/Outline_of_Greece)) ******** [Central Greece](/source/Central_Greece_(geographic_region)) ********* [Attica](/source/Attica_(region)) ********** [Central Athens](/source/Central_Athens_(regional_unit)) *********** [Municipality of Athens](/source/Athens) * [Time zone](/source/Time_zone)s: ** [Eastern European Time](/source/Eastern_European_Time) ([UTC+02](/source/UTC%2B02)) ** [Eastern European Summer Time](/source/Eastern_European_Summer_Time) ([UTC+03](/source/UTC%2B03)) === Environment of Athens === [[File:Panorama von Athen mit Likavitos - panoramio.jpg|thumb|[Mount Lycabettus](/source/Mount_Lycabettus)]] [[File:Acropolis from Areopagus.jpg|thumb|The [Acropolis of Athens](/source/Acropolis_of_Athens), a World Heritage Site, as seen from the [Areopagus](/source/Areopagus)]] * [Climate of Athens](/source/Athens) ==== Natural geographic features of Athens ==== * Hills in Athens ** [Areopagus](/source/Areopagus) ** [Mount Lycabettus](/source/Mount_Lycabettus) ** [Pnyx](/source/Pnyx) ** [Skouze Hill](/source/Skouze_Hill) ** [Strefi Hill](/source/Strefi_Hill) * Rivers in Athens ** [Cephissus](/source/Cephissus_(Athenian_plain)) ** [Ilisos](/source/Ilisos) * [World Heritage Sites in Athens](/source/World_Heritage_Site) ** [Acropolis of Athens](/source/Acropolis_of_Athens) ** [Daphni Monastery](/source/Daphni_Monastery) === Areas surrounding Athens === ==== Municipality of Athens ==== [Municipality of Athens](/source/Athens) === Areas of Athens === ==== Neighborhoods in municipality of Athens ==== {{Col-begin}} {{Col-4}} * [Aerides](/source/Aerides%2C_Athens) * [Agios Eleftherios](/source/Agios_Eleftherios%2C_Athens) * [Agios Panteleimonas](/source/Agios_Panteleimonas%2C_Athens) * [Akadimia](/source/Akadimia%2C_Athens) * [Akadimia Platonos](/source/Akadimia_Platonos) * [Acropolis](/source/Makrygianni%2C_Athens) * [Ampelokipi](/source/Ampelokipoi%2C_Athens) * [Anafiotika](/source/Anafiotika) * [Ano Petralona](/source/Ano_Petralona) * [Asyrmatos](/source/Asyrmatos%2C_Athens) * [Asteroskopeio](/source/Asteroskopeio) * [Attiki](/source/Attiki%2C_Athens) * [Eleonas](/source/Eleonas) * [Ellinoroson](/source/Ellinoroson) * [Erythros Stavros](/source/Erythros_Stavros) {{Col-4}} * [Exarcheia](/source/Exarcheia) * [Gazi](/source/Gazi%2C_Athens) * [Girokomeio](/source/Girokomeio%2C_Athens) * [Gyzi](/source/Gyzi) * [Goudi](/source/Goudi) * [Gouva](/source/Gouva%2C_Athens) * [Ilisia](/source/Ilisia%2C_Athens) * [Kallimarmaro](/source/Kallimarmaro%2C_Athens) * [Kato Petralona](/source/Kato_Petralona) * [Keramikos](/source/Keramikos) * [Kolokynthou](/source/Kolokynthou) * [Kolonaki](/source/Kolonaki) * [Kolonos](/source/Kolonos) * [Koukaki](/source/Koukaki) * [Kountouriotika](/source/Kountouriotika) {{Col-4}} * [Kypriadou](/source/Kypriadou) * [Kypseli](/source/Kypseli%2C_Athens) * [Kynosargous](/source/Kynosargous) * [Makrygianni](/source/Makrygianni%2C_Athens) * [Metaxourgeio](/source/Metaxourgeio) * [Mets](/source/Mets%2C_Athens) * [Monastiraki](/source/Monastiraki) * [Nea Filothei](/source/Nea_Filothei) * [Neapoli](/source/Neapoli%2C_Athens) * [Neos Kosmos](/source/Neos_Kosmos%2C_Athens) * [Omonoia](/source/Omonoia%2C_Athens) * [Pangrati](/source/Pangrati) * [Patisia](/source/Patisia) * [Pedion tou Areos](/source/Pedion_tou_Areos) * [Petralona](/source/Petralona) {{Col-4}} * [Philopappou](/source/Philopappou) * [Plaka](/source/Plaka) * [Polygono](/source/Polygono%2C_Athens) * [Probonas](/source/Probonas) * [Profitis Daniil](/source/Profitis_Daniil%2C_Athens) * [Profitis Ilias](/source/Profitis_Ilias_(Athens)) * [Psyri](/source/Psyri) * [Rizoupoli](/source/Rizoupoli) * [Rouf](/source/Rouf%2C_Athens) * [Sepolia](/source/Sepolia) * [Syntagma](/source/Syntagma_Square) * [Thiseio](/source/Thiseio) * [Thymarakia](/source/Thymarakia) * [Treis Gefyres](/source/Treis_Gefyres) * [Votanikos](/source/Votanikos) {{Col-end}} ==== Athens Metropolitan Area ==== thumb|View of Athens [Athens Metropolitan Area](/source/Athens) * [Central Athens](/source/Central_Athens_(regional_unit)) * [North Athens](/source/North_Athens_(regional_unit)) * [South Athens](/source/South_Athens_(regional_unit)) * [West Athens](/source/West_Athens_(regional_unit)) * [Piraeus](/source/Piraeus_(regional_unit)) * [East Attica](/source/East_Attica) * [West Attica](/source/West_Attica) [[File:Athens from the airplane (9454538556).jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the Athens urban area and the [Saronic Gulf](/source/Saronic_Gulf)]] ==== Athens Urban Area ==== [Athens Urban Area](/source/Athens) * North Athens * Central Athens * South Athens * West Athens * Piraeus * Part of East Attica * Part of West attica === Locations in Athens === [[File:The Acropolis of Athens viewed from the Hill of the Muses (14220794964).jpg|thumb|The [Acropolis of Athens](/source/Acropolis_of_Athens) as seen from the Hill of the Muses]] [[File:Tower of the Winds - panoramio - Robert Freeman (1).jpg|thumb|Remains of the Roman Agora built in Athens during the [Roman period](/source/Roman_Greece)]] [[File:Stoa of Attalus - View of the building.jpg|thumb|The [Stoa of Attalos](/source/Stoa_of_Attalos)]] [[File:Erechtheum Acropolis Athens.jpg|thumb|The [Erechtheion](/source/Erechtheion)]] [[File:The Parthenon in Athens.jpg|thumb|The [Parthenon](/source/Parthenon)]] [[File:Temple of Olympian Zeus Athens Greece 8.jpg|thumb|[Temple of Olympian Zeus](/source/Temple_of_Olympian_Zeus%2C_Athens)]] [[File:Temple of Hephaestus and Athena, built in 449 BC, Athens (14057398376).jpg|thumb|The [Temple of Hephaestus](/source/Temple_of_Hephaestus)]] [[File:Athen Akropolis (18512008726).jpg|thumb|[Theatre of Dionysus](/source/Theatre_of_Dionysus)]] [[File:Athens Academy of the Arts, Athens, Greece.jpg|thumb|The [Zappeion](/source/Zappeion), a Conference and Exhibition Centre in [Neoclassical style](/source/Neoclassical_architecture)]] [[File:Греческие гвардейцы Эвзоны - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Evzone guarding the [Tomb of the Unknown Soldier](/source/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier)]] [[File:Universität von Athen.jpg|thumb|The [National Archaeological Museum](/source/National_Archaeological_Museum%2C_Athens)]] [[File:Detail main facade Building of Parliament of Greece Athens.jpg|thumb|The [Old Royal Palace](/source/Old_Royal_Palace)]] * [Tourist attractions](/source/Athens) ** [Museums in Athens](/source/Athens) ** [Shopping areas and markets](/source/The_Mall_Athens) ==== Ancient monuments in Athens ==== * [Acropolis](/source/Acropolis_of_Athens) * [Altar of the Twelve Gods](/source/Altar_of_the_Twelve_Gods) * [Altar of Zeus Agoraios](/source/Altar_of_Zeus_Agoraios) * [Ancient Agora](/source/Ancient_Agora_of_Athens) * [Areopagus](/source/Areopagus) * [Aristotle's Lyceum](/source/Lyceum_(classical)) * [Dipylon](/source/Dipylon) * [Hadrian's Library](/source/Hadrian's_Library) * [Monument of Lysicrates](/source/Choragic_Monument_of_Lysicrates) * [Philopappos Monument](/source/Philopappos_Monument) * [Platonic Academy](/source/Platonic_Academy) * [Remains of the Acharnian Road, Acharnian Gate and Cemetery Site](/source/Kotzia_Square) * [Remains of the Long Walls](/source/Long_Walls) * [Roman Agora](/source/Roman_Agora) **[East Propylon](/source/East_Propylon) **[Gate of Athena Archegetis](/source/Gate_of_Athena_Archegetis) ** [Tower of the Winds](/source/Tower_of_the_Winds) * [Sacred Gate](/source/Sacred_Gate) * [Stoa of Attalos](/source/Stoa_of_Attalos) * [Themistoclean Walls](/source/Themistoclean_Walls) * Ancient temples in Athens ** [Erechtheion](/source/Erechtheion) ** [Parthenon](/source/Parthenon) ***[Older Parthenon](/source/Older_Parthenon) ** [Temple of Apollo Patroos](/source/Temple_of_Apollo_Patroos) ** [Temple of Ares](/source/Temple_of_Ares) ** [Temple of Athena Nike](/source/Temple_of_Athena_Nike) ** [Temple of Hephaestus](/source/Temple_of_Hephaestus) ** [Temple of Olympian Zeus](/source/Temple_of_Olympian_Zeus%2C_Athens) * Ancient theatres ** [Odeon of Herodes Atticus](/source/Odeon_of_Herodes_Atticus) ** [Theatre of Dionysus](/source/Theatre_of_Dionysus) * Ancient triumphal arches in Athens ** [Arch of Hadrian](/source/Arch_of_Hadrian_(Athens)) ==== Churches in Athens ==== * [Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite](/source/Cathedral_Basilica_of_St._Dionysius_the_Areopagite) * [Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai](/source/Church_of_Saint_Panteleimon_of_Acharnai) * [Church of the Holy Apostles, Athens](/source/Church_of_the_Holy_Apostles%2C_Athens) * [Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens](/source/Metropolitan_Cathedral_of_Athens) ==== Cultural and exhibition centers in Athens ==== * [Athinais Cultural Center](/source/Athinais_Cultural_Center) * [City of Athens Cultural Center](/source/City_of_Athens_Cultural_Center) * [Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center](/source/Stavros_Niarchos_Foundation_Cultural_Center) * [Zappeion](/source/Zappeion) ==== Monuments and memorials in Athens ==== * [Choragic Monument of Lysicrates](/source/Choragic_Monument_of_Lysicrates) * [Monument of the Eponymous Heroes](/source/Monument_of_the_Eponymous_Heroes) * [Tomb of the Unknown Soldier](/source/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_(Athens)) ==== Museums in Athens ==== * [Acropolis Museum](/source/Acropolis_Museum) – opened in 2009, and replacing the old museum on the Acropolis, this museum has proved considerably popular; almost one million people visited during the summer period June–October 2009 alone. A number of smaller and privately owned museums focused on Greek culture and arts are also to be found. * [Benaki Museum](/source/Benaki_Museum) – with a branch for each of its collections including ancient, Byzantine, Ottoman-era, and Chinese art and beyond * [Byzantine and Christian Museum](/source/Byzantine_%26_Christian_Museum) – one of the most important museums of [Byzantine art](/source/Byzantine_art) * [Epigraphical Museum](/source/Epigraphical_Museum) * [Goulandris Museum of Contemporary Art](/source/Goulandris_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art) * [Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art](/source/Goulandris_Museum_of_Cycladic_Art) * [Jewish Museum of Greece](/source/Jewish_Museum_of_Greece) – its collection describes the history and culture of [the Greek Jewish community](/source/History_of_the_Jews_in_Greece). * [Kerameikos Archaeological Museum](/source/Kerameikos_Archaeological_Museum) – displays artifacts from the burial site of Kerameikos. Much of the pottery and other artifacts relate to Athenian attitudes towards death and the afterlife, throughout many ages. * [Municipal Gallery of Athens](/source/Municipal_Gallery_of_Athens) * [Museum of Cycladic Art](/source/Goulandris_Museum_of_Cycladic_Art) – home to an extensive collection of [Cycladic art](/source/Cycladic_art), including its famous figurines of white marble * [Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments](/source/Museum_of_Greek_Folk_Musical_Instruments) * [Museum of the City of Athens](/source/Museum_of_the_City_of_Athens) * [National Archaeological Museum](/source/National_Archaeological_Museum%2C_Athens) – largest archaeological museum in the country, and one of the most important internationally. It contains a vast collection of antiquities, with artifacts covering a period of more than 5,000 years, from late [Neolithic](/source/Neolithic) Age to [Roman Greece](/source/Roman_Greece). * [National Gallery](/source/National_Gallery_(Athens)) * [National Historical Museum](/source/National_Historical_Museum%2C_Athens) * [National Museum of Contemporary Art](/source/National_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art%2C_Athens) * [Numismatic Museum](/source/Numismatic_Museum_of_Athens) – houses a major collection of ancient and modern coins * [Syntagma Metro Station Archaeological Collection](/source/Syntagma_Metro_Station_Archaeological_Collection) * [Athens War Museum](/source/Athens_War_Museum) ==== Palaces and villas in Athens ==== * [Old Royal Palace](/source/Old_Royal_Palace) * [Presidential Mansion](/source/Presidential_Mansion%2C_Athens) * [Stathatos Mansion](/source/Stathatos_Mansion) ==== Parks and gardens in Athens ==== * [Attica Zoological Park](/source/Attica_Zoological_Park) * [Hellenikon Metropolitan Park](/source/Hellenikon_Metropolitan_Park) * [National Gardens](/source/National_Garden%2C_Athens) * [Pedion tou Areos](/source/Pedion_tou_Areos) ==== Public squares in Athens ==== * [Avdi Square](/source/Avdi_Square) * [Kolonaki Square](/source/Kolonaki_Square) * [Kotzia Square](/source/Kotzia_Square) * [Monastiraki](/source/Monastiraki) * [Omonoia Square](/source/Omonoia_Square) * [Syntagma](/source/Syntagma_Square) ==== Streets of Athens ==== [Streets in Athens](/source/List_of_streets_in_Athens) * [Dionysiou Areopagitou Street](/source/Dionysiou_Areopagitou_Street) * [Ermou Street](/source/Ermou_Street_(Athens)) * [Kifisias Avenue](/source/Kifisias_Avenue) * [Panepistimiou Street](/source/Panepistimiou_Street) * [Vasilissis Sofias Avenue](/source/Vasilissis_Sofias_Avenue) * [Vouliagmenis Avenue](/source/Vouliagmenis_Avenue) === Demographics of Athens === [Demographics of Athens](/source/Athens) == Government and politics of Athens == [[File:Evzones at Changing of the Guard, Syntagma Square, Athens.JPG|thumb|[Evzones](/source/Evzones) of the [Presidential Guard](/source/Presidential_Guard_(Greece)) wearing the traditional full dress uniform]] [Administration of Athens](/source/Athens) * [Mayor of Athens](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Athens) === Law and order in Athens === * [Hellenic Police](/source/Hellenic_Police) * [Presidential Guard](/source/Presidential_Guard_(Greece)) === Military in Athens === * == History of Athens == [History of Athens](/source/History_of_Athens) === History of Athens, by period or event === [Timeline of Athens](/source/Timeline_of_Athens) * Athens during the [Greek Dark Ages](/source/Greek_Dark_Ages) (c. 900 BC) * Athens during the [Archaic period](/source/Archaic_Greece) (c. 800–480 BC) ** Rise of the [polis](/source/polis) * [Solonian Constitution](/source/Solonian_Constitution) (594 BC) [[File:Pericles Pio-Clementino Inv269 n2.jpg|thumb|[Pericles](/source/Pericles), prominent Greek statesman, orator and general during the [Golden Age of Athens](/source/Fifth-century_Athens)]] * [Classical Athens](/source/Classical_Athens) during the [Classical period](/source/Classical_Greece) (508–322 BC) ** [Rise to power](/source/Classical_Athens) (508–448 BC) *** [Fifth-century Athens](/source/Fifth-century_Athens) **** [Athenian democracy](/source/Athenian_democracy) ***** [Greco-Persian Wars](/source/Greco-Persian_Wars) (499–449 BC) ***** [First Peloponnesian War](/source/First_Peloponnesian_War) (460–445 BC) ***** [Athenian hegemony](/source/Classical_Athens) (448–430 BC) – the peak of Athenian hegemony was achieved in the 440s to 430s BC, known as the [Age of Pericles](/source/Fifth-century_Athens). ***** [Peloponnesian War](/source/Peloponnesian_War) (431–404 BC) ***** [Plague of Athens](/source/Plague_of_Athens) (430 BC) ***** Athenian democracy was briefly overthrown by the [coup of 411 BC](/source/Athenian_coup_of_411_BC). ** [Corinthian War](/source/Corinthian_War) (395–387 BC) ** Athens under [Macedon](/source/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)) (355–322 BC) * Hellenistic Athens during the [Hellenistic period](/source/Hellenistic_Greece) (323 BC–146 BC) * [Roman Athens](/source/Roman_Athens) (146 BC–330 AD) – following the [Battle of Corinth (146 BC)](/source/Battle_of_Corinth_(146_BC)), Greece was absorbed into the [Roman Republic](/source/Roman_Republic) as part of the [Achaea Province](/source/Achaea_(Roman_province)), concluding 200 years of Macedonian supremacy. Under Rome, Athens was given the status of a free city. * [Byzantine Athens](/source/History_of_Athens) * [Latin Athens](/source/History_of_Athens) ** [Duchy of Athens](/source/Duchy_of_Athens) (1204–1458) * [Ottoman Athens](/source/History_of_Athens) ** [Greek War of Independence](/source/Greek_War_of_Independence) (1821–1829) Independence from the Ottomans * [Modern Athens](/source/History_of_Athens) ** Athens during the [Greek Kingdom](/source/Kingdom_of_Greece) (1832–1924, 1935–1973) *** [Second Hellenic Republic](/source/Second_Hellenic_Republic) (1924–1935) * [Athens during World War II](/source/History_of_Athens) ** [Axis occupation of Greece](/source/Axis_occupation_of_Greece) ** [Greek Resistance](/source/Greek_Resistance) ** [Dekemvriana](/source/Dekemvriana) * [Athens today](/source/History_of_Athens) === History of Athens, by subject === * [Battle of Athens (1941)](/source/Battle_of_Athens_(1941)) * [Siege of the Acropolis (1821–22)](/source/Siege_of_the_Acropolis_(1821%E2%80%9322)) * [Siege of the Acropolis (1826–27)](/source/Siege_of_the_Acropolis_(1826%E2%80%9327)) == Culture of Athens == [[File:Athens academy.jpg|thumb|The [Academy of Athens](/source/Academy_of_Athens_(modern))]] [[File:Griechische Nationalbibliothek (Zuschnitt).jpg|thumb|The [National Library of Greece](/source/National_Library_of_Greece)]] [Culture of Athens](/source/Athens) [[File:Roilos-georgios-poets-parnassos-literary-club.jpg|thumb|[Parnassos Literary Society](/source/Parnassos_Literary_Society). From left: [Georgios Stratigis](/source/Georgios_Stratigis), [Georgios Drossinis](/source/Georgios_Drossinis), [Ioannis Polemis](/source/Ioannis_Polemis), [Kostis Palamas](/source/Kostis_Palamas) at the center, [Georgios Souris](/source/Georgios_Souris) and [Aristomenis Provelengios](/source/Aristomenis_Provelengios), poets of the [New Athenian School](/source/New_Athenian_School). Painting by [Georgios Roilos](/source/Georgios_Roilos)]] [[File:Georg Macco Akropolis.jpg|thumb|''View of the Acropolis'' by [Georg Macco](/source/Georg_Macco), 1933]] === Arts in Athens === ==== Architecture of Athens ==== [Neoclassical architecture in Athens](/source/Neoclassical_architecture) *{{Interlanguage link|Athener Trilogie|de}} (Athenian Neoclassical Trilogy) ** [Academy of Athens](/source/Academy_of_Athens_(modern)) ** [National Library of Greece](/source/National_Library_of_Greece) ** [University of Athens](/source/National_and_Kapodistrian_University_of_Athens) [Modern architecture in Athens](/source/Modern_architecture_in_Athens) * [Landscaping of the Acropolis of Athens](/source/Landscaping_of_the_Acropolis_of_Athens) * [Tallest buildings in Athens](/source/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Athens) **[Athens Towers](/source/Athens_Towers) ==== Literature of Athens ==== * [First Athenian School](/source/First_Athenian_School) * [New Athenian School](/source/New_Athenian_School) ==== Music of Athens ==== [Music of Athens](/source/Athens) * [Athens Concert Hall](/source/Athens_Concert_Hall) * [Athens Conservatoire](/source/Athens_Conservatoire) * [National Conservatoire](/source/National_Conservatoire_(Greece)) ==== Theatre of Athens ==== Theatre in Athens *[National Theatre of Greece](/source/National_Theatre_of_Greece) ** [National Theatre of Greece Drama School](/source/National_Theatre_of_Greece_Drama_School) ==== Visual arts of Athens ==== Athens in art / Paintings of Athens [[File:Tzatziki meze or appetizer, also used as a sauce.jpg|thumb|[Tzatziki](/source/Tzatziki), a popular [meze](/source/meze) in Greece]] [Modern Greek art](/source/Modern_Greek_art) *[Contemporary Greek art](/source/Contemporary_Greek_art) [Cuisine of Athens](/source/Cuisine_of_Athens) [Events in Athens](/source/List_of_events_in_Athens) *[Athens Festival](/source/Athens_Festival) *[Athens International Motor Show](/source/Athens_International_Motor_Show) Media in Athens * Newspapers in Athens **''[Ta Nea](/source/Ta_Nea)'' **''[To Vima](/source/To_Vima)'' * [Radio in Athens](/source/Athens_98.4_FM) * [Television in Athens](/source/ERT1) [People from Athens](/source/List_of_people_from_Athens) *[Athenians Project](/source/Athenians_Project) === Religion in Athens === [[File:Μητρόπολη Αθηνών 4210.jpg|thumb|The [Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens](/source/Metropolitan_Cathedral_of_Athens)]] * Catholicism in Athens **[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Athens](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Athens) * Greek Orthodoxy in Athens ** [Archbishopric of Athens](/source/Archbishopric_of_Athens) *** [Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens](/source/Metropolitan_Cathedral_of_Athens) * Islam in Athens ** [Votanikos Mosque](/source/Votanikos_Mosque) === Sports in Athens === [[File:Olympic flame at opening ceremony.jpg|thumb|[Opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony) in Athen's [Olympic Stadium](/source/Athens_Olympic_Sports_Complex)]] [[File:Kallimarmaron NW.JPG|thumb|[Panathenaic Stadium](/source/Panathenaic_Stadium)]] [Sports in Athens](/source/Athens) * Basketball in Athens ** [AEK B.C.](/source/AEK_B.C.) ** [Acropolis International Basketball Tournament](/source/Acropolis_International_Basketball_Tournament) * Football in Athens ** [Athens Football Clubs Association](/source/Athens_Football_Clubs_Association) *** [AEK Athens F.C.](/source/AEK_Athens_F.C.) *** [A.O. Nea Ionia F.C.](/source/A.O._Nea_Ionia_F.C.) *** [Apollon Smyrnis F.C.](/source/Apollon_Smyrnis_F.C.) *** [Atromitos F.C.](/source/Atromitos_F.C.) *** [Panathinaikos F.C.](/source/Panathinaikos_F.C.) * Rugby football in Athens ** [Athens RFC](/source/Athens_RFC) ** [Attica Springboks RFC](/source/Attica_Springboks_RFC) * Olympics in Athens ** [Hellenic Olympic Committee](/source/Hellenic_Olympic_Committee) ** [1896 Summer Olympics](/source/1896_Summer_Olympics) ** [2004 Summer Olympics](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) * Running in Athens ** [Athens Classic Marathon](/source/Athens_Classic_Marathon) ** [Athens International Ultramarathon Festival](/source/Athens_International_Ultramarathon_Festival) * Sports venues in Athens ** [Athens Olympic Sports Complex](/source/Athens_Olympic_Sports_Complex) ** [Goudi Olympic Complex](/source/Goudi_Olympic_Complex) ** [Hellinikon Olympic Complex](/source/Hellinikon_Olympic_Complex) ** [Panathenaic Stadium](/source/Panathenaic_Stadium) == Economy and infrastructure of Athens == [[File:Μέγαρο Γεωργίου Στράτου - Εθνική Τράπεζα 1249.jpg|thumb|[National Bank of Greece](/source/National_Bank_of_Greece) headquarters in Athens]] [Economy of Athens](/source/Athens) * [Financial services in Athens](/source/Financial_services) **[National Bank of Greece](/source/National_Bank_of_Greece) ** [Athens Stock Exchange](/source/Athens_Stock_Exchange) *** [Companies listed on the Athens Stock Exchange](/source/List_of_companies_listed_on_the_Athens_Stock_Exchange) * Hotels in Athens **[Hilton Athens](/source/Hilton_Athens) **[Hotel Grande Bretagne](/source/Hotel_Grande_Bretagne) **[President Hotel Athens](/source/President_Hotel_Athens) * Restaurants in Athens ** *[Tourism in Athens](/source/Athens) === Transportation in Athens === [[File:Syntagma Metro Station 3.jpg|thumb|The [Syntagma Metro Station Archaeological Collection](/source/Syntagma_Metro_Station_Archaeological_Collection)]] [[File:3ης γενιάς συρμός Μετρό Αθήνας 1252.jpg|thumb|Metro train at [Omonia metro station](/source/Omonia_metro_station)]] [[File:20090801 athina24.jpg|thumb|[Stadiou Street](/source/Stadiou_Street)]] [Transportation in Athens](/source/Transportation_in_Athens) * [Public transport in Athens](/source/Public_transport_in_Athens) ** [Transport for Athens](/source/Transport_for_Athens) * Air transport in Athens ** Airports in Athens *** [Athens International Airport](/source/Athens_International_Airport) ==== Rail transport in Athens ==== [Rail transport in Athens](/source/Rail_transport_in_Athens) * [Commuter rail](/source/Proastiakos) ** [Athens Railway Station](/source/Athens_Railway_Station) ***[Expansion of the Athens Railway Station](/source/Expansion_of_the_Athens_Railway_Station) * 20px|Athens Metro|link=Athens Metro [Athens Metro](/source/Athens_Metro) ** 20px|link=Line 1 (Athens Metro) ** 20px|link=Line 2 (Athens Metro) ** 20px|link=Line 3 (Athens Metro) ** 20px|link=Line 4 (Athens Metro) *** [List of Athens Metro stations](/source/List_of_Athens_Metro_stations) * [Trams in Athens](/source/Public_transport_in_Athens) ** [Athens Tram](/source/Athens_Tram) *** [Trams in Athens](/source/Trams_in_Athens) ==== Road transport in Athens ==== Road transport in Athens * [Bus transport in Athens](/source/Public_transport_in_Athens) * Highways in Athens ** Motorways in Athens *** [A1 motorway](/source/A1_motorway_(Greece)) ([E75](/source/European_route_E75)) – connects Athens to [Lamia](/source/Lamia_(city)), [Larissa](/source/Larissa), and [Thessaloniki](/source/Thessaloniki) *** [A6 motorway](/source/A6_motorway_(Greece)) ([E94](/source/European_route_E94)) – connects Athens eastward to [Athens International Airport](/source/Athens_International_Airport), and westward to [Elefsina](/source/Elefsina), [Corinth](/source/Corinth_(modern_city)), and [Patras](/source/Patras) (via the [A8 motorway](/source/A8_motorway_(Greece))) *** [A62 motorway](/source/A62_motorway_(Greece)) – the Hymettus Ring Road that runs east of the city *** [A621 motorway](/source/A621_motorway_(Greece)) – a short motorway near [Gerakas](/source/Gerakas), connecting the A6 with the A62 ** [National roads](/source/National_roads_in_Greece) in Athens{{Cite Greek roads|eo-1963}} *** [EO1](/source/Greek_National_Road_1) – towards [Lamia](/source/Lamia_(city)), [Larissa](/source/Larissa), [Katerini](/source/Katerini) and [Evzonoi](/source/Evzonoi) *** [EO8](/source/Greek_National_Road_8) – towards [Corinth](/source/Corinth_(modern_city)) and [Patras](/source/Patras) *** [EO54](/source/Greek_National_Road_54) – towards [Rafina](/source/Rafina) *** [EO56](/source/Greek_National_Road_56) – towards [Piraeus](/source/Piraeus) *** [EO83](/source/Greek_National_Road_83) – towards [Rafina](/source/Rafina) via [Kifissia](/source/Kifissia) and [Marathon](/source/Marathon%2C_Greece) *** [EO91](/source/Greek_National_Road_91) – towards [Sounion](/source/Sounion) *** [Vouliagmenis Avenue](/source/Vouliagmenis_Avenue){{Cite Greek roads|eo-1998|page=18}} * [Streets in Athens](/source/List_of_streets_in_Athens) == Education in Athens == [[Image:Panteion University's Central Building.JPG|thumb|upright|The first, historic building of the [Panteion University](/source/Panteion_University)]] [Education in Athens](/source/Athens) * [Academy of Athens](/source/Academy_of_Athens_(modern)) * [Universities in Athens](/source/List_of_universities_in_Greece) ** [Athens University of Economics and Business](/source/Athens_University_of_Economics_and_Business) ** [Agricultural University of Athens](/source/Agricultural_University_of_Athens) ** [National and Kapodistrian University of Athens](/source/National_and_Kapodistrian_University_of_Athens) ** [National Technical University of Athens](/source/National_Technical_University_of_Athens) ** [Panteion University](/source/Panteion_University) ** [Harokopio University of Athens](/source/Harokopio_University) ** [University of Piraeus](/source/University_of_Piraeus) ** [Athens School of Fine Arts](/source/Athens_School_of_Fine_Arts) ** [University of West Attica](/source/University_of_West_Attica) == Healthcare in Athens == Hospitals in Athens * [Evangelismos Hospital](/source/Evangelismos_Hospital) == See also == {{portal|Greece}} * [Outline of geography](/source/Outline_of_geography) == References == {{reflist}} == External links == {{Sister project links|Athens}} {{wikiatlas|Athens}} ;Official * {{Official website|http://www.cityofathens.gr/en/}} ;Historical * [http://www.eie.gr/archaeologia/En/index.aspx EIE.gr] – Page on Archaeology of the City of Athens in the National Hellenic Research Foundation website * [http://rg.ancients.info/owls/ Rg.ancients.info/owls] – Athenian owl coins * [http://www.kronoskaf.com/vr/ Kronoskaf.com] – Simulation of Athens in 421 BC * [http://www.athens-museums.com/ Athens Museums Information] – Guide with pictures, visitor comments and reviews ;Travel * [http://www.visitgreece.gr/en/main_cities/athens Athens] - The Greek National Tourism Organization * [http://www.thisisathens.org This is Athens] - The official City of Athens guide * [http://www.oasa.gr/?lang=en Athens Urban Transport Organisation] ;Visual * [http://www.vimeo.com/12079928 Timelapse video of Athens] Timelapse showing Athens in the Attica region * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rfrumbao/sets/72157627268623809/ Athens 1973] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130119025848/http://www.athensinpictures.com/ Athens In Pictures] * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130630212110/http://www.athenswalk.net/ Athens Photo Guide]}} {{Outline footer}} Athens Athens *outline Category:Athens-related lists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Outline of Athens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_Athens) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_Athens?action=history)). 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