The Zappeion is one of the most important buildings in Athens. Its construction was financed by the philanthropist Evangelos Zappas and was completed in 1888. The neoclassical mansion is intertwined with...
The library was built in the 2nd century AD by the Roman emperor Hadrian. It is one of the most massive buildings in Athens. During the Roman era, Greece experienced a decline in literacy and culture...
According to the first plan of the city of Athens, drawn up by the town planners Cleanthes and Schaubert in 1846, the square that later became Omonia Square was originally formed to house palaces, and...
The Church of Panagia Chrysospiliotissa is a three-nave domed basilica with a transept, narthex and an upper room. It was built on the site of an older church, a small basilica. The church was designed...
A magnificent example of the neoclassical architectural movement that flourished in Athens in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its design belongs to Theophilus Hansen and is considered his most...