Kolonaki
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Description
Museums and galleries include the Benaki Museum, inside a preserved neoclassical manor house, and the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art. Across the street from Vasilissis Sofias Avenue are the Byzantine Museum, and the War Museum of Athens.
Options for nightlife include bars, ouzeries, and tavernas.[1]
Gallery
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Detail from "Plan d'Athènes" 1853. Origins of the name of Kolonaki shown, with the location of the Column (Colonne) now in Kolonaki Square
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The little column in Kolonaki Square
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St. Nicholas church
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View of Kolonaki Square
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Early modern buildings
Notable people
- Loula Anagnostaki (1928–2017), playwright
- King Constantine II
- Konstantinos Karamanlis
- Miranda Xafa
References
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External links
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