Sightseeing on Panepistimiou Street
Sightseeing on Panepistimiou Street
Panepistimiou Street Sightseeing (Update 2024)
Discover the best things to see and do on Eleftherios Venizelos / Panepistimiou Street in Athens!
The Academy of Athens is one of the most important neoclassical buildings in Europe, designed by the Danish architect, Theophilus Hansen. The erection of the building began in 1859 and was completed under the supervision of Ernst Ziller in 1887.... more
The University of Athens is the oldest building of the "Athenian Trilogy" (built during 1839 and 1864) and was designed by the Danish architect Christian Hansen, older brother of Theophilus Hansen.... more
The Old National Library is part of the "Athenian Trilogy" located in the block that is formed by the streets of Eleftherios Venizelos Street (Panepistimiou), Akadimias Street and Ippokratous Street. It is the work of Theophilus Hansen and was built 1887-1892, under the supervision of Ernst Ziller.... more
The building that houses the Ophthalmology Clinic of Athens is a rare example of romantic structure of Byzantine style in the country.... more
The Project of Catholic Church of Saint Dionysius was initially planned by Leo von Klenze (1848). The construction supervision was assigned to Kaftantzoglou, who amended some of the plans (1858-85).... more
The Numismatic Museum was established in 1834 and is one of the oldest museums in Greece, the few of its kind in the world and singular in the Balkans. It holds over 500,000 acquisitions – mostly coins as well as medals and gems – dated from the 14th Century until today.... more
The building where the Bank of Greece is located, was built between 1933 and 1938. You can found this at Eleftherios Venizelos (Panepistimiou) Street at number 21.... more
