The National Garden is located in the center of Athens and has a total area of 154 acres Since 2004, with legislation, its responsibility has been transferred to the Municipality of Athens The National Garden whose development began in 1839 is the first organized green space of Modern Greece and has been characterized as a historical site It is an emblematic place for the city as its creation and operation are connected with the history of Athens as the capital and with the life of many generations of the city's residents as a place of recreational walk of game education