Athens - National Garden

The National Garden was originally laid out by Queen Amalia, wife of King Otto, and together with the adjoining Záppion garden it was the only large open space in Athens until the area extending from the Agora to the Hill of the Muses was laid out as a park in quite recent years.

To the south of the National Garden are the gardens around the Záppion, an exhibition hall with a Corinthian portico and a semicircular colonnade to the rear built by Ernst Ziller for the Zappas brothers.

The National Garden is located to the East of the Plaka area and North-East of the Parliament Building.