Saturday, 11 May 2024

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The Russian orthodox church on Filellinon Street is dedicated to the Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) and it used to be sometime ago the largest church in the city. It is cruciform with a big dome of 10 meters in diameter. It was built during the ...more
Filellinon 21, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10557
The Parliament of Greece is housed in the famous building of Syntagma Square. The construction was created after the transfer of the capital of the young Greek Government from Nafplio to Athens, intended to be used as the home of King Otto. ...more
Hellenic Parliament, Syntagma Square, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10557
Pallis Mansion was refurbished to replace the 2-story 1845 residence of the prestigious Pallis family, the new manor in Syntagma Square, on the corner of Karageorgi Servias Street, was built in 1910–1911 based on designs by the esteemed Metaxas ...more
Karagiorgi Servias 1, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10563
The church of Kapnikarea is located on Ermou Street, between the squares of Syntagma and Monastiraki. Kapnikarea was built in the 11th Century on the ruins of another church. ...more
Pl. Kapnikareas & Ermou, Monastiraki, Athens, Attica, Greece 10563
The City Link is a reference point for downtown Athens. It is a stately, preserved art deco building with arcades, large windows, theaters, restaurants, and cafes. It has plenty of shops hailing a plethora of big brands. ...more
Amerikis 4, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10564
The neoclassical building of Iliou Melathron was designed and built in 1878 by Ernst Ziller, intended to be the home of german archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who was doing excavations in Troy (Ilium). Today it houses the Numismatic Museum of ...more
Panepistimiou 12, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10671
Panagia Gorgoepikoos (or Agios Eleftherios) is a cruciform church with a dome that it is also called "Mikri Mitropoli" (Small Mitropolis), very accurately when one compares its dimensions to Metropolitan Church next to it. ...more
Platia Mitropoleos 8, Monastiraki, Athens, Attica, Greece 10556
Syngrou Mansion (Foreign Ministry) is located on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue. It is a neoclassical building that was originally the residence of the prominent Mr. Andreas Sygros and is located opposite the Old Palace of Otto - now the Greek Parliament. ...more
Leof. Vas Sofias 5 & Zalokosta, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10671
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 ...more
Leof. Sofias Avenue 7, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10671
Panagia Pantanassa or Koimiseos tis Theotokou (The Assumption of the Virgin) is a basilica that belongs to the monastery, whose name it carries. It was built in the 9th Century and during the Turkish occupation, in 1678, was Catholic of the Great ...more
Monastiraki Square, Monastiraki, Athens, Attica, Greece 10555
The Mansion of Stefanou Psycha (today's Embassy of Italy) is an architectural diamond. This special estate was erected in 1895 as the residence of businessman Stefanos Psycha, who commissioned the design to famous German architect Ernst Ziller. ...more
Sekeri 2, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10674