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| '''Pláka''' ({{lang-el|Πλάκα}}) is the picturesque old historical neighbourhood of ], clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the ], and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town of Athens. During the early modern age and until the early 20th century ] was |
'''Pláka''' ({{lang-el|Πλάκα}}) is the picturesque old historical neighbourhood of ], clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the ], and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town of Athens. During the early modern age and until the early 20th century ] was inhabited by ] communities<ref>Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb, Robert B. Todd: Collected Works of Richard Claverhouse Jebb; 2002; page 65.</ref><ref>Poulton, Hugh and Taji-Farouki, Suha: Muslim identity and the Balkan State; 1997; page 142. </ref><ref>Facaros, Dana and Theodorou, Linda: Peloponnese & Athens; p. 90. </ref><ref>The contemporary review, Volume 38; p. 853. </ref><ref>Shay, Anthony: Choreographic politics: state folk dance companies, representation, and power; 2002; p. 165</ref> It is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists around the year, and is under strict zoning and conservation regulations, being the only neighborhood in Athens where all utilities (water, power, cable television, telephone, internet, and sewage) lie underground in fully accessible, custom-made tunnelling. Motor vehicles are not allowed in Plaka, and most streets are too narrow, thus not being able to accommodate them anyway. | ||
| Museums in Plaka include the new ], the ], an annex of which is the Old Public Baths building, the ], the ], the ] and the ]. Excavations have proven that Adrianou Street is the oldest street in Athens still in continuous use with the exact same layout since antiquity. Of special interest is the neighborhood of ], the part of Plaka that is built against the northern slope of the ]; built by immigrants from the ] island of ] in the early 19th century, it features traditional ] architecture. | Museums in Plaka include the new ], the ], an annex of which is the Old Public Baths building, the ], the ], the ] and the ]. Excavations have proven that Adrianou Street is the oldest street in Athens still in continuous use with the exact same layout since antiquity. Of special interest is the neighborhood of ], the part of Plaka that is built against the northern slope of the ]; built by immigrants from the ] island of ] in the early 19th century, it features traditional ] architecture. | ||
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For other locations named Plaka, see Plaka (disambiguation).
Pláka (Template:Lang-el) is the picturesque old historical neighbourhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town of Athens. During the early modern age and until the early 20th century Plaka was inhabited by Arvanite communities It is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists around the year, and is under strict zoning and conservation regulations, being the only neighborhood in Athens where all utilities (water, power, cable television, telephone, internet, and sewage) lie underground in fully accessible, custom-made tunnelling. Motor vehicles are not allowed in Plaka, and most streets are too narrow, thus not being able to accommodate them anyway.
Museums in Plaka include the new Jewish Museum of Greece, the Museum of Greek Folk Art, an annex of which is the Old Public Baths building, the Frissiras Museum, the Museum of Popular Music Instruments, the Museum of Pavlos and Alexandra Kanellopoulou and the Athens University Museum. Excavations have proven that Adrianou Street is the oldest street in Athens still in continuous use with the exact same layout since antiquity. Of special interest is the neighborhood of Anafiotika, the part of Plaka that is built against the northern slope of the Acropolis; built by immigrants from the Aegean island of Anafi in the early 19th century, it features traditional Cycladic architecture.
References
- Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb, Robert B. Todd: Collected Works of Richard Claverhouse Jebb; 2002; page 65.
- Poulton, Hugh and Taji-Farouki, Suha: Muslim identity and the Balkan State; 1997; page 142.
- Facaros, Dana and Theodorou, Linda: Peloponnese & Athens; p. 90.
- The contemporary review, Volume 38; p. 853.
- Shay, Anthony: Choreographic politics: state folk dance companies, representation, and power; 2002; p. 165
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