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Vasilissis Amalias Avenue

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The Arch of Hadrian on November 14, 2019
The Arch of Hadrian on November 14, 2019

Vasilissis Amalias Avenue (Greek: Λεωφόρος Βασιλίσσης Αμαλίας, "Queen Amalia Avenue") is a major avenue in Athens, Greece, linking with Andrea Syngrou Avenue in the south and Panepistimiou Street in the north. The avenue has three lanes and further north four with two coming from Vasilissis Sofias Avenue. The National Garden lie on the eastern side of the avenue and residential buildings cover the west with eight to ten storey buildings in the northwestern part.This avenue was named after the first queen of modern Greece, Amalia, consort to King Othon, who also designed the gardens in 1938.Visitor attractions aside from the National Gardens themselves include the Greek Parliament with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to the east and Syntagma Square (Constitution Square) to the west, the Arch of Hadrian and the Temple of Olympian Zeus to the south and the Zappeion on the eastern side at the centre of the avenue.

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Vasilissis Amalias Avenue
Βασιλίσσης Αμαλίας, Athens Profitis Ilias (2nd District of Athens)

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Βασιλίσσης Αμαλίας
105 57 Athens, Profitis Ilias (2nd District of Athens)
Attica, Greece
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The Arch of Hadrian on November 14, 2019
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