Vasileos Konstantinos Avenue , Leoforos Vasileos Konstantinou, "King Constantine Avenue") is one of Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

' major thoroughfares running from the Panathinaiko Stadium

Panathinaiko Stadium

The Panathinaiko or Panathenaic Stadium , also known as the Kallimarmaro , is an athletic stadium in Athens that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896...

 (also known as the Kalimarmaro Stadium) at Herodou Attikou Street

Herodou Attikou Street

Herodou Attikou Street or Irodou Attikou Street is located east of downtown Athens and is adjacent to the National Garden of Athens...

 to the Athens Hilton on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue. It is a divided road with two lanes in each direction. The street is named after King Constantine I of Greece

Constantine I of Greece

Constantine I was King of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek forces during the successful Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, in which Greece won Thessaloniki and doubled in...

, who was King in 1913–1917 and again in 1920–1922.

Famous buildings on the street are the aforementioned Stadium, the National Gallery of Art

National Gallery (Athens)

The National Art Gallery and Alexander Soutzos Museum is an art museum in Athens devoted to Greek and European art from the 14th century to the 20th century. It is directed by Marina Lambraki-Plaka.-History:...

 and the Athens Hilton Hotel.

History

The modern street was first built in the mid-19th century. The street was later paved. Streetcars and trolleys were added in the 20th century and the street was two-way. There are a number of apartment buildings and parks along the entire length of the street

Intersections

• Herodou Attikou Street
  Herodou Attikou Street
  Herodou Attikou Street or Irodou Attikou Street is located east of downtown Athens and is adjacent to the National Garden of Athens...
  
  
• Eratosthenous Street
• Skouze Square/Pafsaniou Street
• Leoforos Vasileos Georgiou B′
• Rizari Street
• Vasilissis Sofias Avenue