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hide. (Top) History. Notable buildings on Patission Street. Intersections. Notes. External links. Patission Street. Coordinates: 38°0′9.94″N 23°44′2.8″E. Isaias mansion. Patision Street ( Greek: Οδός Πατησίων) is one of the major streets in central Athens, Greece.
Exarcheia is bordered on the east by Kolonaki and is framed by Patission Street, Panepistimiou Street and Alexandras Avenue. Exarcheia is known for being Athens' historical core of radical political and intellectual activism. Exarcheia is often considered the anarchist quarter of Athens, known for its radical democracy.
During the reign of King Otto in the 19th century Patission street was a rural road which led to the villages of Upper and Lower Patissia. In 1841 the road as we see it now was formed and in 1882 there was a horse powered tram from Patissia to Syntagma Square. In 1908 the tram became electric.
The historical Patission Street campus in a postcard of 1900. The main facade of the Averof building today. In 1873 it moved to its new campus in Patission Street and was known as Metsovion Polytechnion (Metsovian Polytechnic) after the birthplace of the benefactors who financed construction of this campus.
Patission Street (Greek: Οδός Πατησίων) is one of the major streets in central Athens, Greece. Though it is known as Patission, its name was changed to 28 October Street, commemorating the day in 1940 that the Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas refused the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's ultimatum that Greece submit to Italian ...
Open since 1969 on Patission Street—a prime location at the time—it specialises in syrup-soaked pastries and voluptuous ice-creams. Once the beloved haunt of politicians and celebrities, Chara has featured in several Greek films. The story begins with Aristea, a Greek from Istanbul, who worked in a pastry shop there.
English: Patission Street is one of the major streets in central Athens. Its formal name is 28th of October Street, commemorating the day in 1940 that the Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas refused the Italian dictator Mussolini 's ultimatum that Greece submit to Italian control, thus starting the Greco-Italian War.
