Mesogeion Avenue

Mesogeion Avenue (Greek: Λεωφόρος Μεσογείων) is a main road in Athens and its eastern suburbs. It was named after the Mesogeia Plain to which it leads. Its western end is in the Ampelokipoi district of Athens, where it intersects with Kifisias Avenue, Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Alexandras Avenue. Its eastern end is in the westernmost part of Gerakas, where it intersects with Marathonos Avenue and Lavriou Avenue. It is part of Greek National Road 54. The total length is approximately 8 km. Mesogeion Avenue also intersects with Michalakopoulou Street, Katechaki Avenue and Perikleous Avenue.

Mesogeion Avenue passes through the municipalities (west to east) Athens, Papagou-Cholargos, Filothei-Psychiko, Chalandri, Agia Paraskevi, Glyka Nera and Gerakas.

Notable buildings along Mesogeion Avenue include the Ministry of National Defence, the Georgios Gennimatas General Hospital and the House of Radio, the seat of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ΕΡΤ) (from 1976 until 2013) and the seat of New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television (ΝΕΡΙΤ) (from 2014) the so-called Radiomegaron (Ραδιομέγαρο).

Coordinates: 38°00′27″N 23°48′06″E / 38.0074°N 23.8017°E / 38.0074; 23.8017

Streets in Athens

Major streets	3 Septemvriou Street Agiou Konstantinou Street Aiolou Street Akadimias Street Alexandras Avenue Amalias Avenue Andrea Syngrou Avenue Athanasiou Diakou Street Athinas Street Athinon Avenue Acharnon Street Benaki Street Ermou Street Ioanninon Avenue Iera Odos Kallirois Avenue Katechaki Avenue Kifisias Avenue Kifissou Avenue Konstantinoupoleos Avenue Lenorman Avenue Makri Street Mesogeion Avenue Michalopoulou Avenue Mitropoleos Street Pangratiou Street Panepistimiou Street Patission Street Patsi Street Peiraios Street Petrou Ralli Avenue Rizari Street Sofokleous Street Stadiou Street Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue Vasilissis Sofias Avenue Vouliagmenis Avenue

Secondary and local streets	Antigonis Street Dionysiou Areopagitou Street Fokionos Negri Herodou Attikou Street Kallirois Street Lykourgou Street Pandrossou Street Petmeza Street Santa Rosa Street Veikou Street Voukourestiou Street

Main squares	Kolonaki Square Kotzia Square Monastiraki Square Omonoia Square Syntagma Square

Suburban roads	Alimou Street Athinas Avenue Ulof Palme Street Doukissis Plakentias Avenue Poseidonos Avenue Thisseos Street

Highways	Attiki Odos (Aigaleo Beltway Hymettus Beltway)

List of streets in Athens List of streets in Attica List of streets in Greece

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