live , ▁whose ▁remains ▁are ▁exhib ited ▁inside ▁the ▁main ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁University . ▁The ▁site ▁is ▁split ▁in ▁two ▁by ▁the ▁I era ▁Od os ▁( S ac red ▁Way ) ▁which ▁connect s ▁Ath ens ▁and ▁Ele us is . ▁ ▁Its ▁buildings ▁compr ise ▁a ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁aud itor iums ▁and ▁labor ator ies , ▁a ▁library , ▁computer ▁rooms , ▁agricult ural ▁facilities ▁( ar bor et um , ▁v ine yard , ▁experimental ▁fields , ▁flower ▁garden , ▁green h ouses , ▁cow sh ed , ▁sheep ▁pen , ▁ch icken ▁co op , ▁da iry ▁install ations , ▁and ▁aqu ac ulture ▁t anks ), ▁museum s , ▁student ▁center , ▁ind oor ▁g ym , ▁and ▁sports ▁fields . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁plain ▁where ▁the ▁university ▁is ▁located ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁period ing ▁flo oding ▁of ▁the ▁K if is os ▁river . ▁In ▁anti qu ity ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Ela ion as ▁( ol ive ▁gro ve ▁in ▁Greek ) ▁where ▁the ▁university ▁is ▁located ▁was ▁considered ▁among ▁the ▁health iest ▁of ▁Ath ens . ▁The ▁largest ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁where ▁the ▁university ▁is ▁located ▁was ▁appropri ated ▁by ▁Had ji ▁Ali ▁H ase ki , ▁an ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁Ott oman ▁r uler ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁his ▁personal ▁farm . ▁From ▁his ▁time ▁surv ives ▁one ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁University ▁which ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁few ▁of ▁that ▁time ▁that ▁still ▁stands ▁in