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    The municipality (Center) of Athens is the most populous in Greece, with a population of 643,452 people (in 2021) [3] and an area of 38.96 km 2 (15.04 sq mi), [6] forming the core of the Athens Urban Area within the Attica Basin. The incumbent Mayor of Athens is Kostas Bakoyannis of New Democracy.

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    Ancient Athens was a powerful city in Classical times. It was known for its philosophy and learning. The city was home to various ancient philosophers. Its schools of philosophy included Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, is the most famous of its ancient monuments. It was built between ...

    1896 – The first modern-day Olympic Gamestook place in Athens.
    2004 – The Olympic Gamestook place in Athens again.

    There are many museums in the city. Some of the most important ones are: 1. the National Archaeological Museum, the largest archaeological museum in the country. It has a vast collection of antiquities from more than 5,000 years (late NeolithicAge to Roman Greece); 2. the Benaki Museum with several branches; 3. the Byzantine and Christian Museum, a...

    The Athens International airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"is the largest international airport in Greece and it opened in 2001. The Athens Metro, inaugurated in January 2000, is the only metro system in Greece. It has a total of three lines. It is famous for many of its stations that feature works of art and displays of the archeological remains foun...

    An Online History of Athens Archived 2008-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
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  3. Jul 6, 2021 · The city began as a small community of the Mycenaean Civilization (c. 1700-1100 BCE) and grew into a city that, at its height, was associated with the development of democracy, philosophy, science, mathematics, drama and literature, art, and many other aspects of world culture and civilization including the Olympic Games.

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    Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A major coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over three million, it is the eighth largest urban area in the European Union. The Municipality of Athens, which constitutes a small administrative ...

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