Platonic Academy
The place where Plato founded his school around 387 BC, in a park northwest of the centre of Athens. Visitors can see foundations of ancient buildings among the trees, and the school kept teaching here for nearly nine centuries.
- Where
- Athens, Attica, Greece
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 37.9924, 23.7081
Get the Platonic Academy stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Platonic Academy. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Attica volume with your photos and a note.
Near Platonic Academy
National Archaeological Museum of Athens 2.1 km
Greece's largest archaeological museum, in central Athens, holding treasures from across the country and many periods. Highlights include the gold mask from Mycenae, the Antikythera mechanism, and bronze statues recovered from the sea, such as the Artemision god.
Temple of Hephaestus 2.2 km
A Doric temple on a hill above the Ancient Agora, built around 449 BC. It is one of the best preserved ancient Greek temples anywhere, in part because it was later used as a church.
Monastiraki 2.2 km
A flea market neighbourhood in the old town of Athens, below the Acropolis. Clothing boutiques, souvenir shops and specialty stores fill its lanes, and it is one of the main shopping districts of the city.
Ancient Agora of Athens 2.3 km
The marketplace and civic heart of classical Athens, where citizens traded, held courts and debated. The site holds the Temple of Hephaestus, a reconstructed stoa and the foundations of many public buildings.
Stoa of Attalos 2.4 km
A long two storey colonnaded building in the Ancient Agora, first built in the 2nd century BC. It was rebuilt in the 1950s and now houses the Museum of the Ancient Agora.
Hadrian's Library 2.4 km
The ruins of a library and cultural centre built by the emperor Hadrian around 132 AD, near the Monastiraki area. A long wall with columns at the front still stands beside the old Roman Agora.
Pnyx 2.5 km
A hillside west of the Acropolis where the Athenian assembly met from about 500 BC. Citizens gathered on the slope to vote on laws and war, and speakers addressed them from a stone platform.
Tower of the Winds 2.6 km
An octagonal marble tower in the Roman Agora, built in the 1st century BC as a water clock, sundial and weather vane. Each side is carved with a figure representing one of the eight winds.
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Questions
Where is Platonic Academy?
Platonic Academy is in Athens, Attica, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are National Archaeological Museum of Athens (2.1 km), Temple of Hephaestus (2.2 km), Monastiraki (2.2 km).
How do I get the Platonic Academy stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Platonic Academy and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Attica volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Platonic Academy before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Attica volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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