Agios Eleftherios Church, Athens

Agios Eleftherios in 2011

Interior

The Agios Eleftherios church, also known as Mikri Mitropoli ("little metropolitan church") or Panagia Gorgoepikoos is a Byzantine-era church located at the Mitropolis square, next to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens (Megali Mitropoli).

Michael Choniates, the bishop of Athens, ordered the construction at the start of the 13th century.

References

Major landmarks of Athens

Ancient

Byzantine

Ottoman

Modern

Theophil Hansen's "Trilogy"	Academy Kapodistrian University of Athens National Library of Greece

Museums	Acropolis Museum Benaki Museum Museum of Cycladic Art National Archaeological Museum National Gallery National Historical Museum

Churches	Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite

Monastiraki National Gardens National Observatory of Athens National Theatre Old Parliament House Old Royal Palace Olympic Sports Complex Pedion tou Areos Plaka Presidential Mansion Syntagma Square Zappeion

Others

Lycabettus Hill

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