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Irlandos: New page: '''Psyrri''' (alternative spellings: Psyri, Psirri and Psiri) is a section of downtown Athens, Greece. Psyrri is bordered by Evripidou, Geraniou, Sofokleous, Athinas, Ermou, Pirai...

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New page: '''Psyrri''' (alternative spellings: Psyri, Psirri and Psiri) is a section of downtown Athens, Greece. Psyrri is bordered by Evripidou, Geraniou, Sofokleous, Athinas, Ermou, Pirai...

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'''Psyrri''' (alternative spellings: Psyri, Psirri and Psiri) is a section of downtown [[Athens]], [[Greece]].

Psyrri is bordered by Evripidou, Geraniou, Sofokleous, Athinas, Ermou, Piraios and Agion Asomaton streets. It was first mentioned in [[1678]] by a Frenchman who wrote of his travels to Greece and elsewhere.

[[Lord Byron]] lived in Psyrri just prior to Greek independence in [[1829]]. After independence, several aristocratic families settled there. Poet [[Alexandros Papadiamantis]] lived in Psyrri for twenty years.

By [[1870]], however, the area was taken over by [[koutsavakides]] - ruffians who lived by stealing and extortion. It soon became one of the most dangerous - and avoided - sections of Athens. In [[1847]], the house of British citizen [[don Pacifico]] was set afire by locals as they thought he was responsible for the banning of the custom of burning Barabbas. The incident caused the intervention of Britain and a blockade of all Greek ports until compensation was paid to its national.

In [[1893]], [[Dimitrios Bayraktaris]] became chief of police in Athens. Among his priorities was to cleanse Psyrri of all undesirables. He succeeded within a year thanks to drastic measures. Today Psyrri is considered a tourist attraction.

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 '''Psyrri''' (alternative spellings: Psyri, Psirri and Psiri) is a section of downtown [[Athens]], [[Greece]].
-Psyrri is bordered by Evripidou, Geraniou, Sofokleous, Athinas, Ermou, Piraios and Agion Asomaton streets. It was first mentioned in [[1678]] by a Frenchman who wrote of his travels to Greece and elsewhere.
+Psyrri is bordered by Evripidou, Geraniou, [[Sofokleous Street|Sofokleous]], [[Athinas Street]], [[Ermou Street|Ermou]], [[Piraios Street|Piraios]] and Agion Asomaton streets. It was first mentioned in [[1678]] by a Frenchman who wrote of his travels to Greece and elsewhere.
 [[Lord Byron]] lived in Psyrri just prior to Greek independence in [[1829]]. After independence, several aristocratic families settled there. Poet [[Alexandros Papadiamantis]] lived in Psyrri for twenty years.

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 [[Lord Byron]] lived in Psyrri just prior to Greek independence in [[1829]]. After independence, several aristocratic families settled there. Poet [[Alexandros Papadiamantis]] lived in Psyrri for twenty years.
-By [[1870]], however, the area was taken over by [[koutsavakides]] - ruffians who lived by stealing, extortion and other petty crimes. It soon became one of the most dangerous - and avoided - sections of Athens. In [[1847]], the house of British citizen [[don Pacifico]] was set afire by locals as they thought he was responsible for the banning of the custom of burning Barabbas. The incident caused the intervention of Britain and a blockade of all Greek ports until compensation was paid to its national.
+By [[1870]], however, the area was taken over by [[koutsavakides]] - ruffians who lived by stealing and extortion. It soon became one of the most dangerous - and avoided - sections of Athens. In [[1847]], the house of British citizen [[don Pacifico]] was set afire by locals as they thought he was responsible for the banning of the custom of burning Barabbas. The incident caused the intervention of Britain and a blockade of all Greek ports until compensation was paid to its national.
 In [[1893]], [[Dimitrios Bayraktaris]] became chief of police in Athens. Among his priorities was to cleanse Psyrri of all undesirables. He succeeded within a year thanks to drastic  measures. Today Psyrri is considered a tourist attraction.
 [[Category:Athens]]