Athens - Monastiráki Square

In the Monastiraki square, named after the monastery to which the Pantánassa church belonged, all the different phases of the history of Athens are represented.

In the middle of the square is the Pantánassa, a foundation dating back to the 10th C. At the southeast corner is one of the city's two surviving mosques, known as the Sindrivani after the former purification fountain, and which now houses the ceramic collection of the Museum of Popular Art. Immediately behind the mosque, in Areos Street, is the pillared facade of the Library of Hadrian a monument of the Roman period; and further south is Athens of the Classical period, with the Acropolis.

Finally there is the Electric Railroad station to represent the modern age. The square itself and the adjoining streets and lanes are a center of busy commercial activity.