Vasilissis Amalias Avenue (, "Queen Amalia Avenue") is a major avenue in

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, Greece, linking with

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in the south and

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in the north. The avenue has three lanes and further north four with two coming from

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. The National Garden lie on the eastern side of the avenue and residential buildings cover the west with eight to ten storey buildings in the northwestern part. This avenue was named after the first queen of

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, Amalia, consort to King Othon, who also designed the gardens in 1938. Visitor attractions aside from the National Gardens themselves include the

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with the

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to the east and

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(Constitution Square) to the west, the Arch of Hadrian and the Temple of Olympian Zeus to the south and the

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on the eastern side at the centre of the avenue.

Intersections

* Athanasiou Diakou Street and

* Dionysiou Areopagitou Street (west) * Lysistratous Street (from southbound) * Vasilissis Olgas Avenue * Filellinon Avenue (merge from eastbound of Agiou Konstantinou and Stadiou) *Souri Street *Xenofontos Street *

and

References

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