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A few minutes walk from the Parliament, there are these 3 famous buildings of modern Athens: the Academy, University and Library. They were all built of the marble from Mt. Pendeli and constructed by Theophilos Hansen in the 1800s.
In front of the Academy, you can see the statues of Apollo and Athena.
The country's oldest general university is the National University of Athens, founded in 1837. In front of it, there are several statues of famous Greek people.
The nearby National Library houses around 500,000 books.
Address: Venizelis Street
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