Nordic Library at Athens
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The Nordic Library at Athens is one of several international archaeological libraries in Athens
, Greece
.
It was established in 1996, as a cooperative venture run by the Danish Institute at Athens
, the Finnish Institute at Athens
, the Norwegian Institute at Athens
and the Swedish Institute at Athens
. It currently holds about 40,000 volumes.
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...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
It was established in 1996, as a cooperative venture run by the Danish Institute at Athens
Danish Institute at Athens
The Danish Institute at Athens is one of the 17 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece.Founded in 1992, the Danish Institute focuses on archaeological research in Greece, but also operates as a cultural institute, with a programme of exhibitions and concerts...
, the Finnish Institute at Athens
Finnish Institute at Athens
The Finnish Institute at Athens is one of the 17 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece.It was founded in 1984; its mission is the promotion of all areas of Greek studies...
, the Norwegian Institute at Athens
Norwegian Institute at Athens
The Norwegian Institute at Athens is one of the 17 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece.The Institute aims to promote research in all areas of Greek Studies by Norwegian scholars. It contributes, with its Danish, Finnish and Swedish counterparts, to the Nordic Library at...
and the Swedish Institute at Athens
Swedish Institute at Athens
The Swedish Institute at Athens is one of the 17 foreign archaeological institutes operating in Athens, Greece.-General information, facilities:...
. It currently holds about 40,000 volumes.