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The Old Parliament House, which was the seat of the Greek Parliament from 1875 to 1932, now houses the National Historical Museum.
The Old Parliament House, which was the seat of the Greek Parliament from 1875 to 1932, now houses the National Historical Museum. The collection comprises historical artifacts spanning the period from the capture of Constantinopolis by the Ottomans in 1453 to World War II, focusing on the Greek Revolution and the subsequent establishment of the modern Greek state. There is a bronze equestrian statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis, leader of the Greek War of Independence, in front of the neoclassical building.
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Voukourestiou Street is a high-end shopping destination
Formally known as Eleftherios Venizelos Avenue, the Panepistimiou Street is an arterial road lined with beautiful neoclassical buildings and major landmarks such as the trilogy of University of Athens, Academy of Athens and the National Library, as well as the Numismatic Museum
The Numismatic Museum houses a collection more than 500,000 objects including coins, lead seals, standard weights, medals, gems, weights, obeloi, stamps, dies and talents from the 14th century BC to present day, spanning Greece, Rome, Byzantium, Eastern civilizations, medieval and modern Europe, and Americas
The Academy of Athens is Greece's national institution for sciences, humanities and fine arts housed in a landmark neoclassical building that was completed in 1885
The National Library is housed in a landmark neoclassical building that is part of architect Theophil Hansen's trilogy which includes the Academy of Athens and the Athens University
The Museum of Greek Folk Art showcases indigenous art and craft across various media such as painting, embroidery, weaving, shadow theatre, silverwork, metalwork, pottery, woodcarving , and sculpture from the 17th century onwards
The 'little metropolitan' Agios Eleftherios Church is a Byzantine church next to the larger Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Greek Parliament Building on Syntagma Square is guarded by the legendary evzones, members of the Presidential Guard who dress in their unique traditional uniforms of kilts and shoes with pompoms
