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Mansion Merlin

Leof. Sofias Avenue 7, 10671, Athens
Leof. Sofias Avenue 7, 10671, Athens

Description

The Mansion Merlin or Mansion Douai (today French Embassy) is located on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue in an elegant neoclassical building of 500 m² with rich exterior decoration. It was built on a large 1770 m² plot, directly opposite the Old Palace, the home of the first King of Greece, Otto, and today houses the Hellenic Parliament.

Address Information

Leof. Sofias Avenue 7
Syntagma
10671
Athens
Attica, Greece
Greece
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Phone

+302103391000

+302103391000

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