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Dionysiou Areopagitou Street (Greek:Οδός Διονυσίου Αρεοπαγίτου,pronounced[oˈðozðʝoniˈsi.uareopaˈʝitu]) is apedestrianized street, adjacent to the south slope of theAcropolis in theMakrygianni district ofAthens. It is named afterDionysius the Areopagite, the first Athenian convert to Christianity afterApostle Paul's sermon, according to theActs of the Apostles, and patron saint of the city of Athens.
The street runs from east to west. It starts fromAmalias Avenue near theArch of Hadrian and ends nearPhilopappos Hill where it continues asApostolou Pavlou Avenue, the rest of the pedestrian zone which goes around the archaeological site of the Acropolis and theAgora.
The street was first mapped in 1857 in a position more northern than where it is located today, adjacently to theOdeon of Herodes Atticus. It acquired its current shape in 1955, when it was redesigned by architectDimitris Pikionis, who also designed thepaved paths of the archaeological site. The street was finally pedestrianized in 2003.[1][2]
The beginning of the street, near Amalias Avenue, has buildings on both sides. However, afterMakrygianni Street, buildings cease on the north side and give place to the archaeological site of the Acropolis. Near Makrygianni Street is the entrance to the ancientTheatre of Dionysus.On the south side is theAcropolis Museum and an upmarket residential district with apartment buildings and houses. Near the end is the entrance to theOdeon of Herodes Atticus. In the middle of the street were found the foundations of the house ofProclus.
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