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The original Ellinikon International Airport served as the main airport in Greece for 63 years. Up to 20 million passengers arrived or departed through its doors annually. However, in 2001, the new Eleftherios Venizelos airport (also known as Athens International Airport) was built to support the 2004 Olympic Games.
Athens’ abandoned airport
The abandoned Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece is set to be transformed into a new green urban district. The project, which has been in the works for several years, aims to revitalize the abandoned airport and turn it into a sustainable community space.
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The Ellinikon, a military base-turned-airport-turned-Olympic venue, has been abandoned for nearly 20 years, producing a blot three times the size of Monaco on the glitzy Athenian Riviera.
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architecture 309 shares connections: +4800 take a detailed look at 'the ellinikon,' greece's planned 'smart city' and largest coastal park with a star-studded cast of architects.
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The Ellinikon Park is poised to become one of the most significant public spaces in Athens—an ambitious goal for a city celebrated for its iconic architecture and urban design. This park, however, is special.
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The Ellinikon is an in-progress "smart city" that's coming to a former airport site near Athens. It will have a large park, homes, hotels, shops, a marina, and 31 miles of walking and biking paths.
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The land itself was once home to the Hellinikon Athens International Airport, which opened in 1938, was expanded in 1969 and later in 1995, and finally closed for good in 2001 - although it resumed operations briefly during the 2004 Olympic Games.. offering a much-needed injection of green space into Athens as a whole. The Ellinikon's.
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The Ellinikon International Airport has a colorful history that involves America, too. Built in 1938, just 4 miles south of Athens, it was soon taken over by the Nazis only to serve as a Luftwaffe.
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Ellinikon International Airport, sometimes spelled Hellinikon ( Greek: Ελληνικόν ), was the international airport of Athens, Greece, for 63 years. Following its closure on 28 March 2001, it was replaced in service by the new Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos.
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Located south of Athens' city center, the park will bring new life to the empty space around the former Ellinikon International Airport, once a bustling gateway to Greece. Lamda Development.
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Sasaki is leading the design to transform the site again and create the Ellinikon Metropolitan Park, a restorative landscape and cultural center in Athens.. The Athens International Airport was.
A view of the Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece, which closed in 2001.
By the time it closed, in 2001, Ellinikon International Airport, as it had become, was in the middle of the city, engulfed by an ocean of apartment buildings. Operating at well over capacity and unable to expand, it was replaced by Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos, which entered service in anticipation of the 2004 summer Olympics.
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2/6/2023 9 MIN READ By Leslie Nemo A green space larger than London's Hyde Park is coming to Athens, Greece. The expanse, called the Ellinikon Metropolitan Park, will stretch from the coast into the city on the grounds of the decommissioned Ellinikon International Airport.
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The Ellinikon is a groundbreaking urban redevelopment initiative located on the historic grounds of the former Ellinikon International Airport in Athens. Committed to redefining the urban landscape, we blend innovation, sustainability, and culture to create a vibrant, forward-thinking community.
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Welcome to The Ellinikon-Europe's greatest urban regeneration project. Connecting the heart of Athens with its glorious coastline.
Athens Ellinikon International Airport (closed since 2001) East Terminal Abandoned
It replaced the old Ellinikon International Airport. Athens International Airport is currently a member of Group 1 of Airports Council International (over 25 million passengers). As of 2022, it is the 19th-busiest airport in Europe and the busiest and largest in the Balkans.