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Archaeological Thematic Museum in Piraeus
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Family House Revision & Pool for Art
Kindergarten of the German School
Korydallos City Hall, Piraeus Building
Museum for Underwater Antiquities
Museum Underwater Antiquities Piraeus
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center SNFCC
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A selection of the most interesting recent architectural design in the Greek capital city on e-architect:
Family House Revision & Pool for Art, northern suburbs designed by architects Eleni Kostika Architecture
photograph © Alexandros Tsonidis
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center building designed by architects Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW):
photo © Michel Denancé
The new 28,000 m² (301,000 sqft) auditorium is an architectural jewel, designed to enhance the opera experience for patrons and artists alike. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, fully funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, also includes the new building for the National Library of Greece and the Stavros Niarchos Park, all designed by renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano.
Opening House, Stamata, Attica – located just north east of Athens – property designed by Kipseli Architects
photograph : George Messaritakis, Berlin
Archaeological Thematic Museum in Piraeus design by sparch SAKELLARIDOU / PAPANIKOLAOU ARCHITECTS
image Courtesy architecture office
Korydallos City Hall, northern suburb of Piraeus – located 7 km west of capital city centre, design by Potiropoulos D+L Architects
photograph : Charalambos Louizidis
Website: Architectural Walking Tours
This city is the capital of Greece. It is largest city in Greece, and located in the Attica region. Its recorded history spans over 3,400 years. The city is considered to be the birthplace of democracy, and is also referred to as the cradle of Western civilization.
It contains two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Acropolis of Athens and the medieval Daphni Monastery. In 1834 the city was established as the capital of the independent Greek state.
Landmarks include the Hellenic Parliament, the National Library of Greece, the Acropolis Museum, the Museum of Cycladic Art, the Byzantine and Christian Museum, and the Benaki Museum.
The first modern city plan developed using a triangular layout defined by the Acropolis, the ancient cemetery of Kerameikos and the new palace of the Bavarian king (now housing the Greek Parliament). The design aimed to highlight the continuity between modern and ancient times.
Neoclassicism, the international style of this epoch, was the architectural style through which architects such as Hansen, Klenze, Boulanger or Kaftantzoglou designed the first important public buildings of the new capital. In 1896 the Greek capital hosted the first modern Olympic Games.
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