Modern architecture of athens

  • What is a famous modern Greek architecture?

    Modernizing Neoclassical Greek Architecture
    Among their most famous works are the “Neoclassical Trilogy of Athens” (the Academy, the Library and the University of Athens) and many others including: the Presidential Mansion of Athens, the Athens Numismatic Museum and the Church of Saint Gregory Palamas in Thessaloniki..

  • What is the modern influence of Greek architecture?

    The architecture of the modern Greek cities, especially the old centres ("old towns") is mostly influenced either by the Ottoman or the Venetian architecture, two forces that dominated the Greek space from the early modern period..

  • Architects of this movement were among others the Bauhaus-architect Ioannis Despotopoulos, Dimitris Pikionis, Patroklos Karantinos and Takis Zenetos.
Modern architecture in Athens flourished during two periods, between 1930 and 1940, and between 1950 and 1975. Influenced by the European modern movement  PreludeThe interwar modern The modernism of the 1960s
Where we've beenThe Acropolis Museum. 15 Dionysiou Areopagitou, Acropolis, 117 42. Read moreStavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre. 364 Syngrou 
Modern architecture of athens
Modern architecture of athens

Academy of sciences

The Academy of Athens is Greece's national academy, and the highest research establishment in the country.
It was established in 1926, with its founding principle traces back to the historical Academy of Plato, and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Education.
The Academy's main building is one of the major landmarks of Athens.
Athens Charter

Athens Charter

1933 urban planning document

The Athens Charter was a 1933 document about urban planning published by the Swiss architect Le Corbusier.
The work was based upon Le Corbusier’s Ville Radieuse book of 1935 and urban studies undertaken by the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) in the early 1930s.

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