Athens, the capital of Greece, has a rich history, dating from the 9th century BC. The modern city, the largest in Greece, is seen here from the site of a ruin probably dating from the Classical period.
Athens
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projects
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OAKA Olympic Stadium
S. Calatrava Valls
1982, 2002-04
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New Acropolis Museum
Future Systems
1989 [project]
- Private Residence of Nicos Valsamakis
N. Valsamakis
1960-65
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Carr House
H. Fathy
1962
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American Embassy
The Architects Collaborative
1956-61
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St. Dimitris Lumbardiaris church
D. A. Pikionis
1957
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15th Elementary school (Marasleion School)
N. Mitsakis
1930-35
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Elementary School
P. Karantinos
1930
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Elementary School in Harakopou
P. Karantinos
1930
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Tuberkulosesanatorium
J. G. Despotopulus
1930
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Mietwohnhaus
P. Georgacopoulos
1930
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National Library
T. E. von Hansen
1885-92
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Dionysos Church
L. von Klenze
1853
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Residenz in Athen
F. von Gärtner
1836-42
- Arch of Hadrian
138
- Panathinaiko Stadium
-330--329
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Theatre of Dionysus
-600--500, -330
- Temple of Olympian Zeus
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New Acropolis Museum
B. Tschumi
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Office Building
Y. Aesopos
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House in Psychico
P. Nicolacopoulos
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persons
*nach 500 B.C. Phidias
*1887 Anastasios K. Orlandos
*1888 Anastasios K. Orlandos
*1891 Andreas Xynogopoulos
*1926 Takis Ch. Zenetos
*September 14, 1929 Dimitri Dimakopoulos
*November 8, 1937 Alexander Tzonis
*1937 Elia Zenghelis
†August 1, 1840 Otfried Müller
†October 10, 1907 Adolf Furtwängler
†November 4, 1923 Ernst Ziller
†May 9, 1936 Humfry Payne
†August 28, 1968 Dimitris A. Pikionis
†July 1973 William Bell Dinsmoor Sr.
†June 28, 1975 Konstantinos A. Doxiadis
†December 4, 1976 Patroklos Karantinos
†June 28, 1977 Takis Ch. Zenetos
†1979 Andreas Xynogopoulos
†1979 Anastasios K. Orlandos
†1988 William B. Dinsmoor Jr.
*1887 Anastasios K. Orlandos
*1888 Anastasios K. Orlandos
*1891 Andreas Xynogopoulos
*1926 Takis Ch. Zenetos
*September 14, 1929 Dimitri Dimakopoulos
*November 8, 1937 Alexander Tzonis
*1937 Elia Zenghelis
†August 1, 1840 Otfried Müller
†October 10, 1907 Adolf Furtwängler
†November 4, 1923 Ernst Ziller
†May 9, 1936 Humfry Payne
†August 28, 1968 Dimitris A. Pikionis
†July 1973 William Bell Dinsmoor Sr.
†June 28, 1975 Konstantinos A. Doxiadis
†December 4, 1976 Patroklos Karantinos
†June 28, 1977 Takis Ch. Zenetos
†1979 Andreas Xynogopoulos
†1979 Anastasios K. Orlandos
†1988 William B. Dinsmoor Jr.
reference
- Athens
From the Classical Period to the Present Day (5th Century B.C.-A.D. 2000
M. Korres, C. Bouras, E. Touloupa, T. E. Watson
Oak Knoll Books; 2003
- The Archaeology of Athens
J. McCamp
Yale University Press; 2001
- Neoclassical Architecture in Copenhagen and Athens
D. Porphyrios, L. B. Jørgensen
St. Martin's Press; 1987
- Athens
A guide to recent architecture
E. Protestou
ellipsis; 1998
- 160 black and white photographs
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Hauptstadt Athen
Ein Stadtgedanke des Klassizismus
A. Papageorgiou-Venetas
Deutscher Kunstverlag; 1994
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Neoclassical Architecture in Copenhagen and Athens
D. Porphyrios, L. B. Jørgensen
John Wiley & Sons; 1987
- Athen
Ein Führer zur zeitgenössischen Architektur
E. Protestou
Könemann; 1998
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Athen
DuMont
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Athen, Maison Domino als ad hoc Urbanism
in: trans: transition, 7/2002,9
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January 2, 2003
- Tati at the Nai
Think of Tati and the film Mon Oncle springs to mind, and think of that film and Villa Arpel will appear, the show-box home of Monsieur Arpel. The exhibition Tatirama at the NAi looks at the role of architecture in the films of French filmmaker Jacques Tati.ArchiNed.nl – news
With films like Mon Oncle (1958) and Playtime (1967), Jacques Tati (1907-1982) made a significant contribution to that small but celebrated group of films in which architecture plays a prominent role; other leading works are Metropolis (1927) by Frit…
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