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1 THE BUILDINGS ныхзх нfi бмтappleохшлfi лх applefiок appleтыбоб с лйхш ыкы ытс шытохшлfi ык н х ытс appleот ыт ык. с х с лбсfiлбст бappleтл с т лба о ыбзт зхлfi ы с й ытаз йхрс appleт блappleбзх тсы х шыт з б ык бсхн з лл ыб скл з шк н х ык бсхн з лл ыб appleхнтхс с с йтзт с ны зх : ны зх клfiшх, ны зх ытapplefiшкл. шнто с ы н ы ы мбх шб тл б. х зхшлfi бс лappleтзб йшхн с б с х applefiоыт. ых appleбзхшшfiыбзб оо шыб н х applefi ых ооб й ытаз йхн бсfiыкыб, ш тох тсы х ы ны зх appleт appleбхнтс тсы х. ыкс н ыкатз fiл ы зх т й ытаз йхнfi й нfi бшых бх шы ны зх н х ы appleзт ообх. ны зх б с х тх appleз ы а схшы. appleтх тс лх л нзх хшытз шыт зfiст н х тс к appleбз шбх шыкс н ыкатз ы с лсклб с, н appleтх оо лтх - тс тотн стзах лх н х к нтз о ы с бан хс с бх лfiох нтappleб. apple обм с мбнхс ш applefi ык кызfiappleток ксрс бн ёбт з бш х с шсб ш лб ыкс бмтш ых з. р шы кн, лх н х ы appleзры с нытз, ы о х с нытз йхотмбст с ш лбз ык то ы с оо с с, н х ы л ш бapplefiлбс, ыт с нытзт ыт х fi т fiapple з хн обаfiы с, бх лбы ыз appleб шб зтб зхнfi а зт. ышх н б б т оокл appleтл нз скнб. нтотб к apple ох то, ыт кл з б т н х с appleбз apple ыт шыт н сызт ык applefiок н х шых лба об т хн зыкз б ых об йfiзт ы apple ох тоб зы н х шык шс бх шха шха а ст- лб apple ыт н сызт н х appleзт зт лб appleзт ыкс appleбзхй збх. х с б шстхн б. The buildings of a city are undoubtedly its adornment and its wealth. Therefore it can be expected that the largest number of photos contained in the archives of the Secretariat General of Press and the Secretariat General of Communication concerns buildings: public buildings, landmark buildings. It is difficult to divide them into groups. This division could never be perfect. In most cases there are commentaries added to the buildings depicted, much like the other groups of photos. But in the category Buildings the photographic lense focuses on buildings and promotes them. The buildings are the main actors. Some of them have a long history and they already belong in the category of monuments, some others seem to be completely new, as they have just recently been inaugurated. I chose to start from the Mitropolis (Cathedral) of Athens, starting from God, then to continue with authority, the official buildings. Here I made a stop, because the first Royal Palace, the old Palace, today hosts the Greek Parliament, and the next in order, the Successor s Palace as it was originally called, has been transformed into the Presidential Residence. So the dilemma was actually resolved. Then we have the old Parliament, the Town Hall and a stroll through the centre of the city, to the main arteries, the avenues, the old boulevards, and after that, coming out of the centre, we continue with the periphery. The new neighbourhoods.

2 кызfiappleток ы с ксрс apple ы с йшхнfi л ш лбы ыкс лбы йтз ык appleз ыб тш applefi ыт appleохт шыкс с, ы кнб ыт л ыт б зхнт т ык кызfiappleток. Ь ытappleтбш бappleбо ак ы fiappleт к apple з с ы бзбхapple л с ны зх ык кызfiappleток ык тзнтнз ы. бл охт о т н ы ы кнб ыт 1842 нх т кызтappleтохыхнfi с fi т йхбз л ст шытс аабохшлfi ык ёбтыfiнт з хб с ны бы х apple с шб ш х ыт цз. ц сшбс. ы бapplefiлбс зfiсх ыт з хыбнытсхнfi ш хт ыт с т apple шык шкл сыхн лбы ызтapple applefi ыт з хы нытсб кл. т, Fr. Boulanger н х. збыыfi- онт. ш ыбзхн ыкс тантаз йкшк с о б т apple. х охс н х т о м с зт мхлхох сfi Zeitst бср ыкс нтшлкл ытаз й т сшы. сбоо. нхтсfiнз с, ытс л с н х ы applefiотхapple аоappleы шытх б ыт с т appleз ал ытappleт кшб т. ы ок. бан сх ыт кызтappleтохыхнт т ахс с ытс хт ыт applefi ыfiыб н х л зх ш лбз к кызfiappleток appleтыбоб шклб т с йтз н х ытapplefiшклт ах fiот ыт кс т. р а стсы х fiоб тх бapple шклб ыбобы, тмтота б, тх шы бх ы с шхо с н ы ыкс appleбз т т ык шхобтл ск клтнз ы, а лтх н х нк б б ы с appleзтш appleхнты ы с. шы р ы ыбобы зfiсх, шыт б бappleбл шбх шыт бш ыбзхнfi ык, н ы шызб с шкл сыхн ыт йт ыт 19т хрс. й ытаз й б с х зтстоfiакык тapple ш appleтыб fiл бх ыз к ыб appleзхс applefi ыт 1958, зтстота fiappleт ыт ы лapple ст ык н зх fi к н о йкнб applefi ыт л ш хнfi лб л ытс аабохшлfi. ыкс а с ы с т рс кызтapplefiоб н х аабохшыз х нз сбы х сбтно шхнfi ызхрзтйт ны зхт, н ыб йхшл ст ш лбз. Athens Cathedral (Mitropolis) As could be expected, immediately after moving the capital from Nafplio to Athens, the issue concerning the Cathedral Church, Mitropolis, was raised. The location that was chosen coincided with the one of the ruins of the cathedral that was left from the Turkish occupation. The cornerstone was laid in 1842 and the construction of the Mitropolis Church, dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, started, based on designs made by Chr. Hansen. During the following years the architectural design of the church went through important changes by the architects Dim. Zezos, Fr. Boulanger and P. Vrettos-Kalkos. Internally the wall painting was supervised by Sp. Gialinas and Alexander Maximilian Zeist and the ornaments by Konst. Fanellis. The capitals, the pulpit and the rest of the sculptural elements were designed by G. Fytalis. The Cathedral was inaugurated in May From that time onwards, even unto today, the Mitropolis is a constant reference point and a landmark for all Athenians. Here all official ceremonies are conducted, doxologies, the coronations of the kings during the period of the Monarchical Democracy, the weddings and funerals of the famous. In recent years some inconsiderate interventions internally have, unfortunately, destroyed the 19th century style significantly. This photo is undated but is surely taken before 1958, because in that year the frontal drum was covered by the mosaic featuring the Annunciation. At the crossing between Mitropoleos Street and Evangellistrias Street we see a neoclasical three-storey building, demolished nowadays. 142

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4 то ы с оо с с ( ) The Greek Parliament ( ) то ы с оо с с ( о х с нытз ), ны шыкнб л ш ш б- fiс лбы ыкс с н змк ык с appleз ыб тш, ах с шыб- а шбх ыт appleзрыт ооксб шхоб, ытс с н х ыкс л о. з хы нытс ыт apple змб т зfi збх бз нт н зысбз. хыfi н х шыкзfi, лб appleзтapple о х зхнт злт, ыт ны зхт шappleтб ыт н appleт ы с лтшрс (appleо ыб сы ал ыт ). т 1928 appleтй ш бы х к лбы ызтapple ыт шб то ы с оо с с. мк зfiсх заfiыбз, шых 2 ат шыт ыт 1934 ах appleзрык йтз шыт ны зхт appleт бх appleтшыб ых apple з ыкыб ах ыfi ызтappleтappleтх шбх, appleз ал ытappleтхкб к appleзрык шсб з шк ык то The Greek Parliament (old Royal Palace) was built almost immediately after Athens was declared the capital, in order to host the first Greek royal couple, King Otto and Queen Amalia. Its architect was the Bavarian Friedrich Gaertner. The plain, strict building, with a Dorian style entrance, overlooks the Garden of the Muses (Syntagma Square). In 1928 it was decided to change it into the Greek Parliament. Six years later, the 2nd of August 1934, the first assembly of the members of the Parliament would take place, after the building had gone through the necessary reconstruction

5 BUILDINGS Tт лсклб т ыт асршыт ыз ыхрык appleзтшы applefi ы о х с нытз бан хсх шыкнб ыкс 25к зы т ыт 1932 ыт лсклб т ыт асршыт ыз ыхрык зат ыт з хы нытс сыбо з к шб н зfi йт лтсы зст но шхнхшлт. х аоappleыхн apple з шы шбх appleт нтшлт с ыт лсклб т, ыfiшт ыт нбсызхнfi с аойт ыт с шнтсыт тappleо ык fiшт н х тх тзбх онхсб шapple б т нохл нтшы ш с бн ы з бс ыт лт, fiappleт лсклтсб тсы х тх с нб ыт бооксхнт шыз ыт applefi ыт 1821 нх шыбз, б с х за ыт ао appleык ршы клкызх к ( ). т лсклб т йзтзт с с ны н х л з т б стх лб ыкс apple з тшх н ыт шыто. оо а йзтз appleзтшбон бх apple сы appleто нfiшлт, ооксб н х м ст. The Monument of the Unknown Soldier The Monument of the Unknown Soldier, in the forecourt of the Old Palace, designed by architect Pantelis Lazaridis in a pure, modern neoclassical style, was unveiled on the 25th of March The sculptural engravings adorning the monument, the central representation of a dying soldier and the bronze shields located on the two staircases at the sides of the temple, where all victories of the Greek Army since 1821 are mentioned, are created by sculpturer Kostas Dimitriadis ( ). The monument is guarded day and night by two Evzonoi in their traditional uniform. The changing of the guard is always a major attraction for Greeks and tourists. 145

6 с нытз ксрс The Palace of Athens 146 с нытз ыт х fi т, (шклбзхсfi зтб зхнfi а зт), ны шыкн с шыт х шыкл , ах с шыба штс ыт appleзханкappleхнfi б ат ыт х fi т сшы сы ст н х ык appleзхан appleхшш тй цтбыfiообзс. appleхл ыт шхох б за т ыт ы с ы с нытз с лк х й зтс шкл сыхн applefi ы лба от шыхн л а з ык об йfiзт кйхш (шклбзхс ш. тй ), appleт б с з шбх с рстсы х ыт с лбы ыт оот ыт ыбобы т ы ы зыт ыт 19т хрс. з ыт клхтза кнб лба от н appleт. бы ыкс appleзн ах ыт 1909 appleт н ы шызб б шкл сыхнfi л зт ы с ыfiыб шхохнрс с ныfiз с (шклбзхс то ) ыт ны зхт зкшхлтappleтх- кнб appleо тс шхохн с нытз The Successor s Palace (nowadays the Presidential Residence) was built during the period , to house the princely couple of Successor Konstantinos and princess Sophia Hohenzollern. King George I expressed the wish for the Palace to maintain similarities with the neoclassical buildings of Kifissias Avenue (today Vass. Sofias Avenue), which started to be built one after the other during the last quarter of the 19th century. A big garden was laid out around the Palace. After the fire in 1909, which destroyed a large part of the Royal Palace (today the Parliament), this building was used as the Royal Palace

7 BUILDINGS с нытз ксрс The Palace of Athens fiыб appleзтшы кнб appleзт ыкс appleобз ык т т. б за т, к ш б х шл ск бapple шк applefi ытс. ш ообз н ы бappleхл ык ш охшш appleо тс тй, к лба ок тш тзт appleт appleбхнт- с бы х шб appleзрыт appleо ст шык й ытаз й. с зfiст нзх р лбы ык о к ык й ытаз й, ыт 1967 лб ыкс с рзкшк ыт сшы сы ст applefi ыкс оо ыт ны зхт apple б с зкшхлтappleтхб ы х с нытзт. лбз зкшхлтappleтхб ы х з ыт зт зт ык ооксхн клтнз ы. During that period another wing was added, a large ball-room, according to the wishes of Sofia, queen by now, on the side towards V. George Street, shown in the forefront of the photo. Exactly one year after the photo was taken, in 1967, as soon as King Constantinos II left Greece, the building ceased to be used as a Royal Palace. During the period until 1974 the military junta used it as the offices of their Government. Nowadays it is used as the official residence of the President of the Greek Republic. 147

8 ох то т ны зхт ш б шб т а оот з хы ны с Francois Boulanger шб сбтно шхнfi злfi ыт 1858 н х лбы ззл шыкнб applefi ытс с а збыыfi онт ыт тхнт тл ыбоб шб ыт applefi ыт 1961 appleтаз йкнб ш л шк лбы м ык шытзхн н х стотахн ы хзб н х ыт клтш т ш лй с лб ыкс тappleт ыт ны зхт х ы бы х ах ык шы а шк ыт шытзхнт тшб т ык бfiыбзк оо. бан сх ыт тшб т ахс с ыт о к бх а сбх applefi ыкс т fi усхлт. apple с сых applefi ыт лтшб т х нз сбы х ыт а зт ыт быт хнт лб т ыз ыт н х шык шс бх ы т лко сбтно шхн applefi ы бо хшы appleт х ыкзт сы х нfiлк л зх ш лбз. appleзтшы applefi ыт ны зхт х нз сбы х ыт а ол ыт ц зхо т зхнт appleк. х лfiзй шк ык appleо ыб appleзт ыкс т fi тотнтызрск бс бх нfiлк appleз ал ытappleтхкб н х т н appleт appleбзхйз ал ст лб нхано л з шнбы х шб коfiыбзк шы лк applefi ы с ыт зfiлт, хшfiappleб лб ык шы лк ыт apple т ыт appleбз - л ст хштаб т ык ох то The Old Parliament This building was designed by the French architect Francois Boulanger in 1858 in neoclassical style and was reformed by Panagis Vrettos-Kalkos in Its construction was completed in In 1961 a contract was signed between the Historical and Ethnological Company and the State, according to which the building was going to be used to house the Historical Museum of modern Greece. The official opening of the Museum was held in This photo was taken from Anthimou Gazi Street. Opposite the museum we see the Mansion of Metochiko Tameio Stratou and further back two neoclassical buildings, some of the few remaining until today. In front of the building we see the statue of Charilaos Trikoupis. The square towards Kolokotroni Street has not yet been reformed, so the garden surrounded by a railing is located at a higher level than the road, levelling with the ground floor of the Old Parliament

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10 150 т кл з б т т кл з б т ык с ( ) ны шыкнб apple с шб ш х ыт кс т з хы нытс с а збыыт - онт бapple кл з. зх нт. т з хнfi ны зхт ы с хрзтйт, шыкзfi, охыfi, лб ытсхшл ск ыкс нбсызхн б шт т applefi зхнfi appleзfiappleот н х бмршык apple с applefi ыfi. ыт хшfiабхт apple з бх шбхз н ы шыкл ы с. т 1937 appleзтшбы к с нfiлк fiзтйт шыт ны зхт н х н ы за кн с ы н ы шы л ы ыт хштаб т. apple с сых нзх р applefi ыт кл з б т зхшнfiы с ыт клт- ыхнfi ё ызт appleт н ыб й шыкнб ыт й ытаз й ыт ба оттхнтсfiлт appleз appleбх с бх ыз к ыб ык бн бы ыт 1950 fiы с appleтй ш шыкнб к с н ы шнб ык appleо ыб ык лfiстх н х к лбы йтз ы с стapple об с appleт apple з с бнб шыкс о ыб тых. The Town hall The Town Hall of Athens ( ) was built according to the design as laid out by the Athenian architect Panagis Vrettos Kalkos, when P. Kyriakou was mayor of Athens. The original building had two floors, plain and strict, emphasising the central entrance, in Dorian style with a balcony above it. At ground level there is a series of shops. In 1937 one more floor was added to the building and the shops of the ground floor ceased to exist. Exactly opposite the Town Hall the Municipal Theatre was situated, which was demolished in The photo by Megaoloikonmou must have been taken during the 50 s, when it was decided to reconstruct Omonoia Square and to move the florist shops there to Kotzia Square.

11 BUILDINGS т кл з б т ык б ыбзк й ытаз й ыт 1965 лх бн бы ш б fiс заfiыбз й стсы х шб appleзрыт appleо ст ы т appleз шхс apple зы зх лб ыт шызтааоfi с зы зхт с лбш ыт н х к apple ш fi к ык шы ок лб ыкс appleзтытл ыт. с х й зтс apple зтшх бх ыт ыз appleт т лб ык й ытаз йхн лк с ыт apple зхт й ытаз йт, об ст лх бappleт appleт йаб ах apple сы. т 1980 н apple сыб зfiсх заfiыбз applefi ык о к ык й ытаз й н ы ык х знбх с шн - йрс appleзтнбхл ст с клхтзакб applefiабхт рзт шы лбшк н ы applefi ыкс appleо ыб тых, appleтн о йкн с ыт ыб т ыт ц шб- н н х к ок ы с зсрс, ыл л ы з т тхнхшлт н р н х ы ёбл ох ыт клтыхнт ёб ызт. с appleо ыб appleт apple з бх ш лбз б с х з хыбнытсхн х йтзк. The Town hall On the second photo, from 1965, almost a decade later, we see in the forefront two green patches with the round public tap between them, and the back side of the stele with its bust. A tripod with the camera of an outdoor photographer on it, an interesting relic of an epoch which is gone forever. In 1980, five years after the photo was taken, during the excavations that were performed to construct an underground parking area under Kotzia Square, parts of an ancient settlement were discovered, the wall of Chassekis and the Gate of Acharnai, and also the foundations of the Municipal Theatre. The new square that exists today is indifferent from an architectural point of view. 151

12 т а зт ыз ыкат с. оок юappleтзаб т клтш с за с т а зт оок зат ыт appleто шкл сыхнт з хы нытс с шы шк бы м, ны шыкнб шык а с ык appleо ыб сы ал ыт лб ыкс т fi з абрзак ык бз шых з ыт 20т хрс. узхшыт бхзхшы ыт сбтно шхнт злт, т бы м appleбзс бх лб ыт зат ыfi шытс бнобныхнхшлfi. зfiнбхы х ах с applefi ы appleзры ны зх аз йб с ык appleз ыб - тш лб н ы шы л ы шыт хшfiабхт бы ыкс лбы йтз ыт юappleтзаб т шыт ы зл ык об йfiзт обм с з шыт ны зхт шыба шыкн с тх ш то Ьл а. ык й ытаз й ыт хшfiабхт б с х apple з лтзй л ст applefi ых сбfiыбзб бappleбл шбх. к бн бы ыт 1960 appleтоо ны зх appleт лбы appleбхы appleзтшы ыб ыкн с х ыкзкы apple шыкш с шт з apple з лтзйршбх applefi сбfiыбзб бappleхшнб н х лбы - ызтapple н р к ш быхн стлтбш бс б б нfiлк лappleбх шб бй злта. лбз ыт н ойт ыт ныхз т appleтн ы шы кнб бср ыт бш ыб- зхнfi ыт лбы ыз appleкнб ршыб с лappleтз шбх с бмappleкзбы шбх ык с обхытза ыт appleтон ы шы л ыт appleт йхотмбсб The Mansion of General Konst. Pallis Ministry of Public Works The Pallis Mansion, designed by a very important architect, Anastassis Metaxas, was built on the corner of Syntagma Square and Karageorgi Servias Street at the beginning of the 20th century. An excellent engineer of the neoclassical style, Metaxas now moves into eclecticism by designing these buildings. This is one of the first office buildings in the capital, with shops at ground floor level. As soon as the Ministry moved to the end of Alexandras Avenue, the building housed the Omega Schools. On the photo the ground floor is distorted by newer interventions. During the 60 s many buildings, which were later to be declared protected and preserved, suffered serious damages by newer constructions and changes, because the relevant legislation was not yet enforced. Today the exterior of the building is restored and the interior was changed to be able to serve the new multistore which will be housed there

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14 бст т б т King George The King George Hotel т мбст т б т ing George ны шыкнб ыт 1939 шык шк fiappleт apple о хfiыбз к тхн ыт ы й ст нтот к к тappleт н ыб- й шыкнб ыт applefi ы appleзры ш а зтс мбст т б ык с ыт King George ыт он ск с н хс шкнб лбы ытс applefiоблт. ы л ш ык бн бы ыт 1950 б с х ыт н сызт ык нтшлхн ык с. ыкс ы з ыш ыт, fiappleт apple з бх н х appleхш с, обхытзат шб appleтоыбо бшых ыfiзхт. ык й ытаз й, ыз кал ск ыт 1965, х нз сбы х appleо шыт King George ыт с т мбст т б т ык ба ок збы с лбы ых лбы ызтapple н х ых appleзтш нб appleт бм й схш с тшх шыхн ыт apple о хfi ны шл ыт ёбfiйхот ц сшбс. б appleзрыт appleо ст, ы ыз appleб нх ыт зтappleо шыб т ыт з ыт лхнз то appleт бм нтотб с шыба бы х шыт хшfiабхт ыт лба зт т зт appleт н ыб йхшыб лб ык шбхз ыт нх ыfi о ат заfiыбз. ат appleзхс ыт 2000 н х бс fi бх ы с олappleх нрс арс с, ыт King George appleтн ы шы кнб н х apple ох бappleх ыт сбтно шхнfiыбзтс ы ык йтз The ing George Hotel was built in 1939 at the site where the house of Stefanos Skouloudis was located, which was demolished in One of the first modern hotels in Athens, the King George, designed by Kalkanis, was renovated after WWII. In the middle of the 50 s it becomes the centre for the Athenian jet-set. On the terrace there is a swimming pool and there used to be a luxurious restaurant. On the photo, taken in 1965, next to the King George, we see Hotel Grande Bretagne, after the changes and additions which effectively caused the original building, designed by Theophil Hansen, to disappear. In the forefront the small tables of patisserie Zacharatos, called the small Parliament, which is housed on the ground floor of Vouros Mansion, which was also to be demolished later. A short time before 2000, in anticipation of the Olympic Games, the King George was restored, again in neoclassical style

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16 бст т б ба ок збы - с н х шхоб брзахт о ыб сы ал ыт а з шы л ш ык бн бы ык а с ык т т сбappleхшыкл т лб ыкс т fi шхо б за т ыт а зт клкыз т (1842) зат ыт ёбfiйхот ц сшбс. т appleзрыт н х ыт нтл fiыбзт ш зат ыт ст з хы нытс шыкс с. applefi ы ы ок ыт 19т хрс лбы ыз appleкнб шб мбст т б т лб ыт fiстл ба ок збыы с. т 1930 бappleбны кнб appleзт ыкс т fi сбappleхшыкл т. т с т appleтоfiзтйт ны зхт appleзтшapple кшб мх с лхлкб ыт л а зт ыт ц сшбс. стл шкнб ыfiыб ыт з хнfi ны зхт Le petit palais. т 1957 ыт ны зхт н ыб й шыкнб ах с лбы окб ш лй с лб ытс ы appleт шб appleбзлтсы зст мбст т б т ш лй с лб ыт с т з хыбнытсхнfi ш хт ыт ршы тышхс, ыт тappleт т бс абх н fiот ыкс appleзfiшт к л зх ыт ныхз т. шн о ыт мбст т б т н х тх зн б м с ныхшыт с ш б fiс apple ст- лтхfiыappleб. ышх ах ыт стшы оат ык с лб сбх с нтлл ых ыт apple охт ныхз т appleт apple зкатзб ыкс стшы оа ыт н х ыт бмтхнб сбх appleхт б нто шык ыт лба кз т appleт б (5/02/1952 л ). т ыт ны зхт с н хс шкнб м с. appleо ыт ыт мбст т б т King George. лбз шыт мбст т б т тс appleзтшыбб оотх т fiзтйтх н х к fi к ыт лб ыкс бн хз ы с олappleх нрс арс с лбы ыз appleкнб шб с т сбтно шхн. Hotels Grande Bretagne and King George Syntagma Square around the middle of the 50 s. At the junction of Panepistimiou Street and Vass. Georgiou I, the Mansion of Dimitriou (1842), designed by Theophil Hansen. The first and perhaps the most elegant building of the Danish architect in Athens. Since the end of the 19th century it was changed into a hotel called Grande Bretagne. In 1930 it was extended towards Panepistimiou Street. The new multi-storey building attempted, in vain, to imitate the building of Hansen. Then the original building was called Le petit palais. In 1957 the building was demolished so as to be transformed, according to the press, into a supermodern hotel, following the new architectural design of Kostas Voutsinas, which didn t change the front at all up to building A. The hotel s staircase and the arcades were rebuilt almost identically. So for those that are nostalgic about old Athens a part of the old building remains, to comfort them and to allow them to easily familiarise with the sight of this huge construction (5/02/1957 Newspaper Vima). During the building was renovated again. Next to it the King George Hotel. Today another two floors are added to the hotel and its front side was changed into a new neoclassical style, on the occasion of the Olympic Games. 156

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18 т сыхсfi тшб т ыхшл ст шы л ш ыт 19т хрс ( ) applefi ытс з хы нытс ы л ык об ск, ыт ны зхт зкш лбб бхлбзхс н ытхн ык х хfiззлк оо т нхшш ык о нбсы, лб ыт fiстл о шх. applefi ыт 1928 н х шыбз, шыба бх ыт тшб т сыхс н х бы сыхс ск. к х шнб appleз ал ытappleт кшб т з хы нытс зхшыты ок т. ш applefi ыт лтшб т, appleорсбы х ыт анз ых н х к хш зх с appleзхс нfiлк з шбх к стхнт fiлкшк ыт. х нз стсы х тх шыз ырсб ыт appleappleхнт н х ы appleзтшйахн ык хш зх с The Byzantine Museum Built in the middle of the 19th century ( ) by architect Stamatis Kleanthes, the building, called Ilissia, was used as the winter residence of an eccentric French, the Duchess of Placentia. Since 1928 it accommodates the Museum of Byzantine and post- Byzantine Art. The alteration was conducted by the architect Aristoteles Zachos. Behind the museum we see the areas of Pangrati and Kaisariani, before their reconstruction. Featuring the army camp of the cavalry and the refugees homes in Kaisariani

19 BUILDINGS т схнfi Ъ зл збсрс ( ) The National Research Foundation ( ) зат т appleто шкл сыхнрс з хыбныfiс с, ыт. тмх к н х ыт. хнхрск, ыт схнfi Ъ зл збсрс appleтыбоб с applefi ы appleхт шкл сыхн ны зх ык appleз ыб тш. х клхтзат ыт appleзтшapple кш с с х шapple штс шб лхнзfiыбз ыл л ы ытс лба от fiант ыт ршыб к лтзй ыт с лкс з сбх ытс шыхнfi хшыfi. appleтыбоб шс шлfi ык хбст н х ык ытappleхн з хыбнытсхн. х обн л зл зхсб бappleхй сбхб шыт й ыбхсfi бш ыбзхнfi зхт н х ыт лба от х й ст то ык бхшfi т ытс тс ыкс бооксхнfiыкы ыт, бср ыт бapple лкнб хбс appleтоfiзтйт ны зхт лб ых шыкз тза с л сб шб н сс т fi бх с нбх шык хбс лтзйтота ы с ныхз с аз йб с. ыт хшfiабхт ыт ныхз т з шнтсы х к лба ок х охт нк н х ыт лйх ызт бср шыт тзfiйт тх рзтх ы с бзбскырс. Designed by two of the most important architects, K. Doxiadis and D. Pikionis, the National Research Foundation is one of the outstanding buildings of the capital. Its creators intended to disperse the massive bulk so that its form will not weigh heavy on the city. It is a combination of international and local architecture. The white marble surfaces of the bright inner atrium and the great, transparent hall in the entrance emphasise the Greek aspects, and the long, multistorey building with the austere external outlook is influenced by the international style of office buildings. The ground floor of the building houses a big library and an amphitheatre and the upper floors house the research facilities. 159

20 т л а зт оок н з л з ан т оок н з л ан ны шыкнб шых appleзрыб бн бы б ыт 20т хрс шык шк fiappleт ш лбз ыт appleтзаб т зтб з, лбы м ы с т рс нбзк н х тлapple зк с лбш шыкс ы охн збш б н х ыт тшб т appleбс нк. appleзfiнбхыт ах ыт лтс хнfi сбт сыхсfi л а зт ык ш. тй зат ыт з. т. х appleтоо зfiсх лбхсб нобхшыfi бappleбх тх х хтны ыб ыт йа с ах ыт бм ыбзхнfi. т бн л зхт ыт 1944 бappleхы кнб н х ахсб ас шыfi л а зт ык сых шхоб. заfiыбз шыба шыкнб ш ыfi ах с х шыкл к лбзхн схн збш б. ых тшб ыт appleз ал ытappleтх кн с шт з appleтохыхн шшн бх лб ых apple зтш б ыт шрзышхо н х ыт Ъсыбс. ат appleзхс н ыб йхшыб т ас шыfi з хы нытс ршы хыш нк аfiз шб ыкс appleот шх лappleт бз ыт н х оо х нтшлкыхн сыхнб лбс (appleх сfiы ы ш б х шл с бapple шк applefi ытс з. т нх ы ) н х ы ытappleт ыкшб шыт applefi с абзшк ыfiыб мбст т б т Auberge, шыт зfiлт ык злapplefiлappleк appleт ыхб, ыfiыб т ахfi ыт сырск хыш нк. The Mansion of Rallis - Skaramagas The Rallis Skaramagas was built during the first decades of the 20th century at the location where today the Ministry of State is situated, between Sekeris Street and Koumparis Street, between the Italian Embassy and the Benaki Museum. This used to be the only neo-byzantine mansion on Vass. Sofias Avenue, a work of Ar. Zachos. For many years it remained closed because its owners were abroad. In December 1944 it was confiscated for usage and became known as the Viceroy s Mansion. Later on it housed the American Embassy for a period. In its chambers important political conferences were held, with the presence of Churchill and Eden. Some time before its demolition the known architect Kostas Kitsikis bought its rich boiseries and other decorative artefacts (possibly also designed by architect Ar. Zachos) and placed them in Hotel Auberge, which was being constructed at the time, on Varybobi Road, built by his son, Antonis Kitsikis. 160

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22 схн хс нт нк цб apple зтш ыт юappleтзат тхс схнрс юappleкзбшхрс н. ыз, ыт йappleтзат з. бзс шб н. ш н с быбо шкш с ы бан сбх ыт с т ныхз т ык схн хс нт нк х ыкс й ытаз й с ыт бан хсх ш с ны зхтс ык хс нт нк. с абзшк ныхз т appleт шы а б ыкс схн хс нт нк ык оо ы с с applefi ы л ы appleт appleтоо йтз б б apple ш то шбх ыт сбтбооксхнfi нз ыт. т 1956 appleзтнкз шшбы х ш быхнfi з хыбнытсхнfi х а схшлfi. т з б т бы х шык лбо ык ы с от о с н х кл. ыт зт лб шсбза ык з хы нытс ытс. сы с н нк. т ны зхт з хшб ыбохн с ны бы х ыт 1963 ах с appleтappleбз ы б ыт лй с лб ы з хн ш х appleзт обapplefiы с с нfiлк fiзтйт шыт apple ш ны зхт appleт бс appleз ал ытappleтх кнб appleты. т 1970 к цт сы бан хс шб с л зт ыт ныхз т. з ых н appleтхб с л б ык (ш лй с лб ытс. о с с лтштыз й appleтзаfi тохыхшлт ык бappleы бы ыт зхшнб йзхны сб ыбзхшыхнfi н х боб с ыт appleзтш шбх т схн нторсб шыкс appleзfiшт к н х тйfiзт шыт лбы appleхнfi лappleбыfiс) к хс нт нк бс apple бх с б с х с applefi ы шкл сыхн ш а зтс ны зх appleт нтшлт с ытс мтс ык об йfiзт шхо сшы сы ст шклб т с йтз ах ыт appleто ыб. ыт рзт ык бныfi applefi ык лfiсхлк шоота ык хтза - сркн с н х йхотмбс кн с бн шбх шы лт шытс бхн шых- нfi рзт ык appleз ыб тш The National Art Gallery Yesterday, in the presence of the Minister of Social Services, Mr. Patras, and the vice Minister of State, Mr. Tsakonas, the new building of the National Art Gallery was officially opened. On the photo the inaugurated building of the Art Gallery. The construction of a building that would house the National Art Gallery of Greece has been an issue that was often discussed in the modern Greek State. In 1956 an architectural contest was announced. The first prize was won by the study conducted by Pavlos Mylonas and Dim. Fatouros, and their associate architect D. Antonakakis. The construction of the building began in 1963 and was completed in According to the original plans one more floor was supposed to be added to the rear building, but this was never actualised. In 1970 the military junta inaugurated a part of the building. Despite its minor unfortunate aspects (P. Mylonas, one of the Ministers of Civilisation of the dictatorship, considered it horribly modern and wanted to add two Ionic style columns to the entrance and a frieze to the frontal concrete surface), the National Art Gallery remains one of the important modern buildings adorning Vassileos Konstantinou Avenue, and a landmark for the citizens. Its facilities, apart from its permanent collection, also hosted exhibitions significant for the Fine Arts of the capital

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24 т бст т б т Hilton Tт бст т б т Hilton ( ) б с х ыт appleзрыт лба ок но л н ны зхт appleт ны шыкнб шыкс с лбы ытс applefiоблт. зат ы с лл. тз н, з. шхобх к, apple. ы хнт н х шсбза ык з хы нытс ытс б зах к мбш н шб боо шкы шб с шытс кс нfi appleт ык бappleт. appleх окыхнfi, ш а зтст, б ал лх хбст з хыбнытсхн ахсб шы х н appleт бныfi apple fiот, ш л тот лх с бappleт. й ытаз й appleз appleбх с бх ыз к ыб ыт 1962 ыт 1963 о ат appleзхс ыбобхршбх к тхнт тл. б appleзрыт appleо ст т н appleт ыт стштнтлб т аабохшлfi. ыкс н ы зхшыбз а с х нз сбы х лх лхнз а с ык с appleы за ыт тштнтлб т н х к appleтон ытхн ык а с ы с т рс ш. тй н х сст бсс т. ыт т apple ш applefi ыт Hilton ыт стштнтлб т с з аазт бapple ык т т Ъ с з ат лк н х к хш зх с. об йfiзт ш. обм с зт б с х нfiлк л ыfi зтлт, бср к бapple ны ш ык appleзт ыкс об йfiзт. тй бс бх нfiлк х стх б. ыт н сызт, apple стз лхн appleт к ыт Hilton лб ыкс с аойк ш сбшк ыт fiз ок с бшapplefiбх apple с applefi ыкс б шт т, ытс appleтоfiзтйт fiант ы с л ы с с с appleы шшбы х шб л об а с лб ыкс нзfiappleток н х шыт хшfiабхт лко к appleхш с н х ы бооксхн зх. The Hilton Hotel The Hilton Hotel ( ) is the first grand-scale building constructed in Athens after World War II. Designed by Emm. Vourekas, Pr. Vassileiadis, Sp. Staikos and associate architect Georgiadis, it caused an upheaval of discussions in the Athenian Press of that time. Imposing, modern, and an example of international architecture, it gradually became accepted by everyone, a symbol of a new era. The photo must have been taken in 1962 or 1963, a short time before the completion of its construction. In the forefront the garden of Evangelismos Hospital. In the lower left corner we see a small part of the Hospital s new wing and the apartment block at the junction of Vass. Sofias Ave. and Ioannou Gennadiou street. In the background behind the Hilton we see the Andrea Syngrou Hospital in Iona Dragoumi Street and the area of Kaissariani. Vass. Alexandrou Avenue is still unpaved, and its extension towards V. Sofias Avenue not yet opened. In the middle a panoramic view of the Hilton with the sculptured engraving of Moralis featuring above the entrance, the multi-storey bulk of rooms shown at an obtuse angle with a view towards the Acropolis and on the ground floor the swimming pool and the Hellenic aethrion (atrium) lounges. 164