Herodou Attikou Street

Herodou Attikou Street

Herodou Attikou Street or Irodou Attikou Street (Greek: Οδός Ηρώδου Αττικού) is located east of downtown Athens and is adjacent to the National Garden of Athens. The street is named after the ancient Athenian rhetorician and magnate of the Roman era, Herodes Atticus.

The tree-lined one-way street runs from north (Vasilissis Sofias Avenue) to south (Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue). It is the most expensive piece of housing real estate in Greece, with prices reaching €25,000 per square metre. [ [http://portal.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_tile1_1_18/02/2008_222292 Real Estate - kathimerini.gr | Oλοι οι δρόμοι οδηγούν στην... Ηρώδου Αττικού ] ] The five-block-long eastern side of the street is lined with luxurious apartments and mansions, foremost among them the Presidential Palace, the official workplace and residence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, and the Maximos Mansion ("Μέγαρο Μαξίμου", Megaro Maximou), the official workplace of the Prime Minister. Kolonaki, the most expensive shopping district in Athens, lies immediately to the north, the National Gardens to the west and the Panathenaic Stadium to the southeast. The barracks of the Evzones of the Presidential Guard are the only buildings on the western (National Garden) side of the street. The street is heavily guarded round the clock.

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