Asteroskopeio
Αστεροσκοπείο | |
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Neighborhood | |
 The observatory and its neighbourhood | |
 Location within municipality of Athens | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′23″N 23°43′12″E / 37.97306°N 23.72000°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Region | Attica |
| City | Athens |
| Postal code | 118 51 |
| Area code | 210 |
| Website | www.cityofathens.gr |
Asteroskopeio (Greek: Αστεροσκοπείο, pronounced [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]
- ^ "Αστεροσκοπείο Αθηνών" (in Greek). www.eie.gr. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Λόφοι & Δήμοι της Αρχαίας Αθήνας". cityofathens.gr. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2015.