Akadimia Platonus

This article covers the Athens neighborhood; for the film with the original title of the same name, see Small Miracles in Athens .

Church in the Akadimia Platanos district

Akadimia Platonos ( Greek Ακαδημία Πλάτωνος ) is a district in the northwest of the Greek capital Athens . The district, named after the Platonic Academy , has an area of ​​one square kilometer and around 15,000 inhabitants.

Location and character

The neighborhood is close to Lenorman Street and Athinon Boulevard. It is bordered by Sepolia to the north, Kolonos to the east, and Votaniko and Prophitis Daniil to the south . Its urban and industrial development began in the early 20th century, with greater intensity in the period after World War II and the Civil War . Large residential buildings with eight to ten floors characterize the district. It is considered run down; Residents are worried by the increased incidence of immigrants.

Archaeological site

Excavations in the Akadimia Platonos Park

The area was from prehistoric times until the 6th century BC. Inhabited. In the 6th century BC One of the three famous high schools of Athens was founded here. 387 BC Chr. Was of Plato in this area Platonic Academy established that until its closure by Emperor I. Justinian 529 has been used. Kimon is said to have planted the area. The excavations on the park-like grounds of the academy began in 1929 and continue to this day - with an interruption from 1940 to 1955.

According to more recent plans, the new Museum of Athens, an ancient museum with 130,000 exhibits, is to be built on part of the archaeological site. Further plans include a network of pedestrian zones that connect the Kerameikos district with Akadimia Platonos.

literature

• Gustav Hirschfeld : Academia 1 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 1132-1134.

Web links

Commons : Akadimia Platonos  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• District newspaper "Efimerida Akidimia Platonos" (PDF; 1.3 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Plans for museum in run-down city district. In: Kathimerini . February 10, 2010, archived from the original on February 15, 2010 ; Retrieved July 10, 2010 . 
2. ↑ Ακαδημία Πλάτωνος, Greek Ministry of Culture. Retrieved July 11, 2010 (Greek). 
3. ↑ Στον αρχαιολογικό χώρο της Ακαδημίας Πλάτωνος, το Μουσείο των Αθηνών. June 30, 2010, Retrieved July 10, 2010 (Greek). 

Coordinates: 37 ° 59 ′ 24 ″  N , 23 ° 42 ′ 42 ″  E