Hellenikon Metropolitan Park
Planned urban development in Athens / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hellenikon Metropolitan Park (also called "the Ellinikon")[1] is an urban development under construction in Hellinikon, Athens, Greece, on the site of the former Hellenikon International Airport.[2]
Hellinikon Metropolitan Park | |
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Location | Elliniko |
Coordinates | 37.8865°N 23.7414°E / 37.8865; 23.7414 |
Area | Athens |
Website | theellinikon |
It is to include a park as well as luxury homes, hotels, a casino, a marina, shops, and offices and will have Greece's tallest buildings reaching up to 200 meters in height.[3][4] Construction had been scheduled to begin in 2008 and be completed by 2013,[5] but the plans were shelved in the midst of the financial crisis. In July 2020, work began on the park and is due to be completed in 2024, while the Riviera Tower[6] and Hard Rock Hotel Casino are due to be completed by 2026.[7]