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'''Vasilissis Sofias Avenue''', ([[Greek language|Greek]] Λεωφόρος Βασιλίσσης Σοφίας) is a major avenue in the east side of [[Athens]], the [[Greece|Greek]] capital. The avenue is named after [[Queen Sophia]] the consort of [[King Constantine I]]. The avenue begins at the intersections of [[Amalias Avenue]] and [[Panepistimiou Street]] and ends by [[Alexandras Avenue|Alexandras]], [[Kifissias Avenue|Kifissias]] and [[Mesogeion Avenue]]s as well as [[Feidippou Street]], continuing a length of approximately 3 km. A section of the avenue is part of the old [[Greek National Road 1|GR-1]], and a branch of [[Greek National Road 54|GR-54]].

The avenue passes through north of the Old Royal Palace which today houses the [[Greek Parliament]], as well as the [[National Gardens of Athens]], the [[Byzantine Museum]], the [[Athens War Museum]], a small forest area, the [[Athens Hilton]] Hotel, the [[Athens Concert Hall]], the [[Aretaieion Hospital]], the [[Alexandra Hospital]] and the [[Ippokrateion Hospital]]. [[Mavilis Square]] is nearby, by D. Soutsou Street.

The westbound lanes turn into Amalias Avenue and Panepistimiou Street, and the northbound of Amalias turns into Vasileias Sofias Avenue and Panepistimiou Street ; there is no traffic flow from the eastbound of Panepistimiou Street as it forms a one-way route westbound, and since the 2000s transit traffic has been excluded.

Four [[Athens Metro]] stations (Line 3) are on, or near, Vassilissis Sofias Avenue.

==History==

The avenue was first paved in the 20th century and added trolley lanes by the ends of the avenue, with neo-classical buildings also taking shape by the avenue. After [[World War II]] and the [[Greek Civil War]], it added modern eight-to-ten storey buildings in most of the intersection ( mainly to the north) with traffic and street lights installed. Today's Vassilias Sofias Avenue has, on its west side, four lanes westbound and two lanes eastbound, while beyond, the rest of the avenue takes in three lanes, including a bus lane and intersection by Vassiliou Konstantinou Avenue and Vasileiou Alexandrou Street.

==Intersections==

*[[Amalias Avenue|Vasileias Amalias Avenue]] and [[Panepistimiou Street]]
*[[Akadimias Street]], north
*[[Solonos Street]], north
*[[Koubari Street|Koubari]] and [[Herodou Attikou street]]s
*[[Ploutarchou Street|Ploutarchou]] and [[Rizari Street]]s
*[[Marasli Street]]
*[[Vasileias Konstantinou Avenue]] and [[Vassilias Alexandrou Street]]
*[[Papadiamantopoulou Street]]
*[[D. Soutsou Street]]
*[[Mesogeios Avenue]]
*[[Alexandras Avenue|Alexandras]] and [[Kifissias Avenue]]

==Major buildings on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue==
'''Culture'''

*[[Benaki Museum]]
*[[National Gardens of Athens]]
*[[Athens War Museum]]
*[[National Gallery (Athens)]]
*[[Athens Concert Hall]]
*[[Stathatos Mansion]], part of the [[Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art]].
*[[Byzantine and Christian Museum]]

'''Education'''

*[[Academy of Art (Athens)]]

'''Institutions'''
* [[Greek Parliament]]
* Offices of the EU in Athens
* National Research Institute
* [[Embassy of the United States in Athens]]
* Several other embassies

'''Hospitals'''

*[[Hospital Aretaeion]]
*[[Hospital Alexandra]]
*[[Hospital Ippokrateion]]

'''Hotels'''
*[[Athens Hilton]]

==See also==

*[[List of major streets in Athens]]

{{Credit wikipedia}}

[[Category:Transport in Athens]]
[[Category:Streets in Athens]]

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 *[[Akadimias Street]], north
 *[[Solonos Street]], north
 *[[Koubari Street|Koubari]] and [[Herodou Attikou street]]s
 *[[Ploutarchou Street|Ploutarchou]] and [[Rizari Street]]s

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 *[[Ploutarchou Street|Ploutarchou]] and [[Rizari Street]]s
 *[[Marasli Street]]
-*[[Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue]] and [[Vasileos Alexandrou Street]]
+*[[Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue]] and [[Vasileos Alexandrou Avenue]]
 *[[Papadiamantopoulou Street]]
 *[[D. Soutsou Street]]

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 ==History==
-The avenue was first paved in the 20th century and added trolley lanes by the ends of the avenue,  with  neo-classical buildings also taking shape by the avenue.  After [[World War II]] and the [[Greek Civil War]], it added modern eight-to-ten storey buildings in most of the intersection ( mainly to the north)  with traffic  and street lights  installed.  Today's Vassilias Sofias Avenue has,  on its west side, four lanes westbound and two lanes eastbound,  while beyond, the rest of the avenue takes in three lanes, including a bus lane and  intersection by Vassiliou Konstantinou Avenue and Vasileiou Alexandrou Street.
+The avenue was first paved in the 20th century and added trolley lanes by the ends of the avenue,  with  neo-classical buildings also taking shape by the avenue.  After [[World War II]] and the [[Greek Civil War]], it added modern eight-to-ten storey buildings in most of the intersection ( mainly to the north)  with traffic  and street lights  installed.  Today's Vassilias Sofias Avenue has,  on its west side, four lanes westbound and two lanes eastbound,  while beyond, the rest of the avenue takes in three lanes, including a bus lane and  intersection by Vassileos Konstantinou Avenue and Vasileos Alexandrou Street.
 ==Intersections==

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 * Offices of the EU in Athens
 * National Research Institute
-* [[Embassy of the United States in Athens]]
+* Embassy of Argentina
-* Several other embassies
+* Embassy of Austria
 '''Hospitals'''