And Little Metropolis

Holy Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary is located at Mitropoleos, Athina 105 56, Greece, and is open daily from 0700-1900. It is around 400 meters 5 minutes walk from Monasteraki Metro station. Built in 1862, this cathedral was constructed after Athens was declared as the capital of Greece. This cathedral is also the seat of the bishop and an important centre for Greek Orthodoxy. Architecturally the cathedral belongs to the type of three-asle domed basilica and is a combination of the neoclassical and the Greek-Byzantine style. The small cathedral beside it is dedicated to Agios Eleftherios is also known as Little Metropolis due to being built next to the current Metropolis Cathedral.