Ενημέρωση: Ομόνοια version 2020. Επιστροφή στo μέλλον!

Μετά από 20 έτη της αισθητικά χειρότερης έκδοσής της όλων των εποχών, η πλατεία γυρίζει στο καλύτερο παλιό. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Omonia is the 2nd most popular square in Athens Center. It has changed style many times. The totally modern version of 2000-2020 without the famous fountain of the 1960's, a result of the works for the metro station, was characterized widely as the worst of all times. During these years the square turned from the most popular and crowded in the country to a center of third-world decline, that Greeks and visitors avoided.  This article claims that the same the style of the version 2000-2020 was responsible enough for this, by "not inspiring respect to no one".  It also welcomes the return of a fountain close to the one of the 1960's version, which fitted to the buildings of all times around.

Αποκατεστημένοι "οι λέοντες του Πειραιά". Είδηση για τη μόνη πόλη, όπου καταρρέουν τόσο μαζικά, μοναδικά αριστουργήματα

Η ιστορική Ελληνογαλλική Σχολή Πειραιά "Jeanne D' Arc", διέσωσε ένα από τα πολλά και σημαντικά παλιά κτίρια του Πειραιά, που καταρρέουν. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Pireus has of the most important old buildings in Greece and a big amount of them is currently in serious danger, as nowhere else in the country. In this article old mansion with shops, abandonded for decades, renovated ~2016 by the Greek - French school  of Pireus "Jeanne D' Arc" (of 1859). Rare neoclassical marble lion balcony holders, on a building with simple eclectic style. It's hard to say when it was built (could be a construction of 1910's or even of ~1860, that was renovated around 1910).

Γλυφάδα, έπαυλη τεράστιας αρχιτεκτονικής και ιστορικής αξίας

Ένα πολύ ιδιαίτερο κτίριο, που παρατηρεί ερειπωμένο δεκαετίες κάθε περαστικός και πιθανότατα συνδέεται άμεσα με την ίδια την ιστορία της δημιουργίας της Γλυφάδας. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Meropis 10 street & Posidonos, Glyfada, beside the hotel Emmantina. One of the first and most important architecturally and historically luxury mansions, that were built after 1920's, between Alimou avenue and Voula suburb. Propably belonged to one of the people that created the suburb of Glyfada. Used as a popular rock bar named "Easy Rider" in the 80's. Abandonded around 3 decades. For sale since ~2010.

Αφιέρωμα: Τα πρώτα κτίσματα από το Καλαμάκι έως τη Βούλα και η ιδιαίτερη - άγνωστη ιστορία της δημιουργίας της Γλυφάδας

Μια καταγραφή του οικιστικού παρελθόντος της περιοχής με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στη Γλυφάδα.  
Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Around 1900 when the first 2 seaside - southern suburbs of Athens, Neo Faliro and Paleo Faliro, were fully developed, the areas from Alimos to Voula were still uncreated with various deserted, agricultural or forest parts. Article for the first important buildings in this zone and especially for the city of Glyfada. Glyfada was the first area in this zone that within 10 years since 1920 managed to be seriously organized as a suburb, have many mansions of important architecture, acquire quality sea baths facilities and become popular to the Athenians. Until 1920 all the area of Glyfada belonged to one man who decided to create a new suburb and cooperated with a team of rich professionals and construction companies. Many of the first buildings still exist (many Greek interwar simple mansions close to Hellinikon and 5 rare interwar new-medieval bigger mansions).

Ενημέρωση: Ξανά εν λειτουργία η Μητρόπολις Αθηνών, μετά από χρόνια διακοπής της λαμπρής της ιστορίας.











Η ιστορική εκκλησιαστική καρδιά της πρωτεύουσας ξαναχτυπά. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): News Article. The Athens Orthodox Cathedral ("Metropolis") of 1862 near Plaka, opens again after years of works.

Ξενοδοχείο "Άρνη". Το κτίριο που προσγείωσε τας Ευρώπας στην καρδιά της Καρδίτσας!

Ένα κτίριο πανελληνίως σπάνιου ρυθμού, που θα περίμενες να το δεις στο Παρίσι! Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): 1921 hotel building in Karditsa, Thessaly. Rare for Greece rococo rhythm, total unexpected to exist in a city of  Thessaly prefecture. Unknown French architect. From 1923 until ~ 1940 it's central entertainment room (cafe, ballroom) hosted hundreds of shows (cinema, theater and many other) and it became the main social and entertainment center of the city and wider. Many Greek famous actors, artists e.t.c. passed from it's small scene. Many prime ministers, until today, stayed in "Arni".  A very strong earthquake destroyed the dome in 1954. The name "Arni" comes from an ancient city nearby, and it was given by the first owner Tertipis (politician), in order to honer his brother, that won the Turks there. Renovated in 2005, is a very special luxury hotel today, named "Domotel Arni Historic Hotel".

Ενημέρωση: Τέλος κακής εποχής για τον πύργο του Κούρταλη στο Φάληρο. 38 χρόνια μετά τον θάνατό του & τεράστιες φθορές, ιδιώτης αποκαθιστά το κομψοτέχνημα, που απασχόλησε ευρέως όσο λίγα.


Μια πολύ ευχάριστη είδηση. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): News article for a unique mansion in Neo Faliro, Pireus, abandoned since ~1978, that finally seems to be saved by the crisis as the Greek state sold it (2013) & today (May 2016) the renovation works have just started. Article with internal pictures  that presented the history & the bad situation of the building here (2013).

Διακόσμηση - Δόμηση: Τα φουρούσια των εξωστών

Άρθρο για τα φουρόυσια από την αρχή της νεοκλασσικής περιόδου ως την εξάλειψή τους. 
Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Article that for the balcony holders (cantilevers) designs & materials, during the Greek neoclassical era (~ 1835 to ~ 1930), when they became unneeded on the new buildings from reinforced concrete. Most of the marble holders are handmade pieces of art, made exactly from the same  material, as the ancient buildings of Acropolis: the unique white marble of Penteli mountain in Attica. Only a few artists still create new holders today, that are very expensive.

Ενημέρωση: Αποκαθίσταται το αρχιτεκτονικά και ιστορικά σημαντικό προξενείο στην Σμύρνη.




Ένα σημαντικότατο κτίριο που μας αφορά όλους. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Smyrne, Smyrna, Izmir, today Turkey. A Greek city from the ancient times, that around 1900 was the most cosmopolitan center in the eastern Mediterranean sea, with a high level multi national society and a great neoclassical & European architecture. In 1922 the city was burned by the Turks and the Greeks were forcibly expelled after thousands of years. Today the city remains beautiful but has nothing to do with the past life and architecture. In this article we present a building donated to the Greek state from it's Greek owner. In 1955, after some newer barbarities against Greeks mostly in Constantinople, were a big community remained, the building was given back to Greece to be used as consulate. It was a movement of  Turkey with intention to calm down the international reactions for it's barbarities. Today the beautiful quay is full of blocks of flats (demolitions after the fire) and the building is one of the few that remind the original Smyrna. It is under renovation by Greece, despite the crisis, as should for such a building.

Μεσοπολεμικόν ξενοδοχείον ο Ερύμανθος εν Παλαιώ Φαλήρω

Ένα από τα ελάχιστα σωζόμενα κτίρια του Π. Φαλήρου και από τα πιο γνωστά, λόγω σημείου. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): South Athens, Center of Paleo Phalero, coast square of  Flisvos, Posidonos Av. Built in the decade of 1920 as a hotel named Erimanthos (mountain between Achaia & Ilia in Peloponnese). A typical, rare, post neoclassicism, eclectic building, of this era in Athens. In the '20s Paleo Phalero was already the 2nd most developed coast suburb in Attica (after Neo Phalero), because of it's clean sea, with many restaurants, hotels and special villas of  mostly European and less classical style. After 1965 the area was altered as no other in Greece, with mass demolitions of the old buildings for blocks of flats and changes of the coastal environment. Today only few of the important buildings exist.

Μια εκ βάθρων ανακατασκευή στην Καστέλλα, με αναπάντεχα ποιοτικό αποτελεσμα


Μια ευχάριστη έκπληξη στον Πειραιά, με το εξοργιστικό ρεκόρ σημαντικότατων κτιρίων σε κίνδυνο. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Pireus has many of the most important neoclassical buildings in Greece. Although many of them, in opposition with other greek cities, are still one step before destruction, with responsibility of the local authorities of the last 3 decades. In this article we present a house in Kastella. Although it has been totally reconstructed, the result is unexpectedly impressive and remarkable (for such cases in Greece).

2015 όχι 1960! Ασύλληπτη & περίεργη, αν όχι απλά παρανοϊκή, η κατεδάφιση της σπάνιας μεσοπολεμικής έπαυλης στην παραλιακή προμετωπίδα του Ελληνικού. Είχε προηγηθεί η κατεδάφιση και άλλου γειτονικού σπάνιου κτιρίου!

Παρουσίαση της κατεδάφισης 2 σπανιότατων κτιρίων στην παράκτια ζώνη του Ελληνικού. Δείτε πως καταστρέφεται βήμα - βήμα μια περιοχή, που διατηρούνταν έως το 2010, όπως ελάχιστες αντίστοιχες στην Αττική. Δυστυχώς, παρά τα όσα συνέβησαν μετά το 1960, υπάρχει ακόμα μια μειοψηφία ιδιοκτήτες, φορείς, επιστήμονες ακόμα και πολίτες, που με ίδιες πρακτικές και νοοτροπίες συνεχίζουν να καταστρέφουν, προκλητικά πλέον για την πλειοψηφία, οτι έχει απομείνει. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Around 1900, the sea side zone of Helliniko, near the old airport and the wider coast zone between Alimos and Glyfada were secluded with orchards and only few and mostly wooden single floor houses.  After 1920 a few special private residences were constructed there. In this article we present 2 rare -style, unique for Greece, neighbor villas of ~ 1925 - 1935, in Helliniko. The first (white) was demolished in 2012. The second one was demolished just in 2015, with a strange change in 2014, of the low of 2013 that protected it with delay. With these destructions and with new block of flats that started to appear after the airport was moved to Spata, this area is loosing it's original style, with the same bad ways as happened at the rest suburbs of Athens after 1960. The fact of the demolition caused the disgust of many citizens of Athens that consider unacceptable such things nowadays.

Το πασίγνωστο "Μπάγκειον" του Τσίλλερ στην Ομόνοια. Παντού ζωγραφικός διάκοσμος! Διαχρονική σχεδίαση. Ο σπουδαίος Πάγκας, το καφέ σαντάν, το στέκι των κορυφαίων της νεοελληνικής διανόησης. Ευοίωνα παρόν και μέλλον.


Πορεία στο χρόνο, ανάλυση, εσωτερική φωτογράφιση.  Ένα κτίριο ιστορική, αρχιτεκτονική και κυριολεκτική κληρονομιά όλων μας, καθώς δωρήθηκε εν ζωή και συνεχίζει να χρησιμοποιείται για έργα "εθνωφελή και φιλάνθρωπα" εβρισκόμενο στην καρδιά της Ελλάδας. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Hotel Mpagion, Ernst Ziller. 1890-94, Omonia square, Athens. Constructed for Ioannis Mpagas, a man who started from nothing from Koritsa, Epirus (today Albania), became rich and finally,  donated alive his estate to be used for good purposes for the nation & people in need. Beside Mpagion his similar residence of 1889, became also hotel in 1889, with the name "Alexander the Great". Both buildings belong to Mpageion foundation, that still exists and offers to the Greek society, thanks to the foresight and according to the will of it's creator - despite the different eras and the many difficulties. Remarkable points: 1. the internal design - fully reusable for most today needs. 2. Impressively many wall and roof paintings for a Greek neoclassical building. Today both building is planned to be renovated by the municipality of Athens, based on exemplary studies, donated from the Onasis Foundation, without destruction of the interior (a very bad, shortsighted, habit for buildings especially in the center of Athens). All the similar existing buildings in Omonia are highly remarkable architecturally and historically as well as the demolished in 1958, similar to Mpagion, "hotel Plaza".

Ενημέρωση: 3 άριστες μελέτες - υποδείγματα, για τα Αθηναϊκά ξενοδοχεία "Μέγας Αλέξανδρος", "Μπάγκειον" και "Ολυμπιάς". Δείτε πως διατηρείται το εσωτερικό με ίδιο ή μικρότερο κόστος, όταν απουσιάζουν συμφέροντα και ανοησία


Ένα άρθρο απάντηση στην καταστροφική διατήρηση κελύφους και τις εύπεπτες δικαιολογίες που τη συνοδεύουν. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Presentation of the excellent renovation project plans, for 3 old hotel buildings in Omonia square, Athens, donated from the Onasis foundation to the municipality of Athens. We present these to show that high quality renovations for modern use, without the destruction of the interior, that destroys many buildings in Athens center, with the excuse of modern use, is totally possible.

Αθήνα, η Λαϊκή τράπεζα του 1908 στην Πανεπιστημίου, έργο του αρχιτέκτονα του "Ακταίον". Ένα κτίριο "transformers!"


Χαρακτηριστική περίπτωση, που με ντοκουμέντα φαίνεται πόσες φορές μπορεί να αλλοιωθεί ένα αρκετά σημαντικό κτίριο, μέσα σε 90 χρόνια στην Ελλάδα. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): A building in Athens center, Panepisthmiou Av. 40, built originally for the old "Popular bank" of Greece, from the architect of the important "Akteon Palace Hotel" in Neo Phalero. In this article we present the impressive number of transformations of the building since 1908, because of it's use, it's position and the luck of understanding it's value. Similiar dome with the central dome of Akteon" and one of the first and few neoclassical buildings constructed with reinforced concrete for highest security as a bank.

Αντικείμενα: Απίστευτο! Σώζονται κάγκελα από τις βεράντες του θρυλικού "Ακταίον" στο Νέο Φάληρο!




Μια σημαντική ανακάλυψη, που αξίζει να γίνει γνωστή. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Neo Phalero near Pireus was the 1st developed coast suburb of Athens, with many special buildings. The area is totally destroyed today as the coast has been altered and most of the buildings gave their position to ugly blocks of flats. "Akteon Palace Hotel" of 1903, was one of the most important neoclassical buildings for all Greece. For mostly unknown and totally impossible to understand today, reasons and ways, it started to be destroyed from ~1935 till the 90's, when a small remaining part with no decorations was demolished. In this article i present that i found nearby a house of  the ~1920's, where original railings of the hotel have been placed decades ago. Important discovery as the lost hotel is a legend for the modern Greeks and nobody believes that even some railings could exist!

Αρχιτέκτονες: Θεόφιλος Χάνσεν. Βιογραφικά και ανάλυση έργου του Δανού, που μελετώντας τα γνήσια μνημεία, άφησε ανεκτίμητη παρακαταθήκη σε Ελλάδα & Αυστρία. (1 από 5)

Μέρος του αφιερώματος στον Theophlil Hansen. Βιογραφικά και σχολιασμός έργου του Δανού αρχιτέκτονα. Υπήρξε γεννήτορας του Ελληνικού νεοκλασσικισμού, που μελετώντας τα γνήσια Ελληνικά μνημεία στην αρχή της καριέρας του, δημιούργησε μερικά από τα σημαντικότερα, παγκοσμίως γνωστά νεοκλασσικά κτίρια, σε Ελλάδα & Αυστρία. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors: Part of our tribute for Theophil Hansen. The main article with biographical data and analysis on his work. He has been a main generator of the Greek neoclassical standards, who studied the classic Greek monuments at the start of his career in  Athens and created some of the most important and worldwide known,  neoclassical buildings in Greece & Austria.

Αρχιτέκτονες: Θεόφιλος Χάνσεν. Το έργο στην Ελλάδα, μια ολιγάριθμη παρακαταθήκη ανεκτίμητης αξίας. (2 από 5)

Μέρος του αφιερώματος στον Theophlil Hansen. Το έργο του Δανού αρχιτέκτονα στην Ελλάδα. Υπήρξε γεννήτορας του ελληνικού νεοκλασσικισμού, που μελετώντας τα γνήσια Eλληνικά μνημεία στην αρχή της καριέρας του, δημιούργησε μερικά από τα σημαντικότερα, παγκοσμίως γνωστά νεοκλασσικά κτίρια, σε Ελλάδα & Αυστρία. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Part of our tribute for Theophil Hansen. The work of the Danish architect in Greece. He has been a main generator of the Greek neoclassical standards, who studied the classic Greek monuments at the start of his career in  Athens and created some of the most important and worldwide known,  neoclassical buildings in Greece & Austria.

Αρχιτέκτονες: Θεόφιλος Χάνσεν. Τα έργα στο εξωτερικό, μεγαλούργησε και δοξάζεται ακόμα στη Βιέννη. (3 από 5)

Μέρος του αφιερώματος στον Theophlil Hansen. Το έργο του Δανού αρχιτέκτονα εκτός Ελλάδος. Υπήρξε γεννήτορας του ελληνικού νεοκλασσικισμού, που μελετώντας τα γνήσια Ελληνικά μνημεία στην αρχή της καριέρας του, δημιούργησε μερικά από τα σημαντικότερα, παγκοσμίως γνωστά νεοκλασσικά κτίρια, σε Ελλάδα &Αυστρία. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Part of our tribute for Theophil Hansen. The work of the Danish architect abroad Greece. He has been a main generator of the Greek neoclassical standards, who studied the classic Greek monuments at the start of his career in  Athens and created some of the most important and worldwide known,  neoclassical buildings in Greece & Austria.

Αρχιτέκτονες: Θεόφιλος Χάνσεν. Τα κτίρια του στην Αυστρία για την οικογένεια Σίνα, που καθόρισε απόλυτα την εξέλιξή του. (4 από 5)

Μέρος του αφιερώματος στον Theophlil Hansen. Τα κτίρια του Δανού αρχιτέκτονα για την οικογένεια Σίνα στην Αυστρία. Υπήρξε γεννήτορας του ελληνικού νεοκλασσικισμού, που μελετώντας τα γνήσια Eλληνικά μνημεία στην αρχή της καριέρας του, δημιούργησε μερικά από τα σημαντικότερα, παγκοσμίως γνωστά νεοκλασσικά κτίρια, σε Ελλάδα &Αυστρία. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Part of our tribute for Theophil Hansen. His buildings in Austria for the very rich Greek family of Sinas, that influenced decisively his successful course. George Sinas gave him the opportunity to start his career with the very important observatory of Athens and later called him in Austria and helped him to work and to acquire the necessary interfaces, that were important to manage finally to create his most famous buildings in Vienna. The building of  the Athens Academy that was a donation o Simon (George) Sinas kept his connection with Greece, while he was living in Austria. For the supervision of this building, Hansen brought in Athens his student - cooperator Ernst Ziller, who based on Hansen's lines, is nowadays considered as the most important and productive architect of the Greek neoclassicism.

Αρχιτέκτονες: Θεόφιλος Χάνσεν. 4 δυσεύρετες & ενδιαφέρουσες περιπτώσεις έργων στην Ελλάδα, που μοιαζουν με έργα του στην Αυστρία. (5 από 5)

Μέρος του αφιερώματος στον Theophlil Hansen. Μερικά περιέργως ομοιάζοντα στην Ελλάδα με έργα του στο εξωτερικό. Υπήρξε γεννήτορας του ελληνικού νεοκλασσικισμού, που μελετώντας τα γνήσια Ελληνικά μνημεία στην αρχή της καριέρας του, δημιούργησε μερικά από τα σημαντικότερα, παγκοσμίως γνωστά νεοκλασσικά κτίρια, σε Ελλάδα &Αυστρία. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Part of our tribute for Theophil Hansen. 4 interesting cases of projects in Greece (of unknown or other architects ), that have similarities with Hansen's works in Austria, according to our research. He has been a main generator of the Greek neoclassical standards, who studied the classic Greek monuments at the start of his career in  Athens and created some of the most important and worldwide known,  neoclassical buildings in Greece & Austria.

Εκδηλώσεις: "Open House" Θεσσαλονίκη, 14-16 Νοεμβρίου 2014

Σημαντική προσφορά παιδείας και πολιτισμού με δυνατότητα πρόσβασης σε κοσμήματα πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς που ως προς αυτό ανήκουν σε όλους μας. Useful Information for English speaking Visitors: "Open House Thessaloniki 2014". 14 - 16 November, important buildings and monuments of the city open to the people. Information in English here.

Εκδηλώσεις: Έκθεση τιμή στην παρακαταθήκη του Θεόφιλου Χάνσεν, ενός βασικού γεννήτορα της ελληνικής νεοκλασσικής γραμμής, δημιουργού κτιρίων όπως η Ακαδημία Αθηνών και το Κοινοβούλιο της Βιέννης. Έως τις 18/01/15, στην Αθήνα.

Έκθεση τιμή στη μνήμη και την βαρυσήμαντη παρακαταθήκη του αρχιτέκτονα στη νεότερη Ελλάδα.
Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Exposition for the neoclassical architect Theophil Hansen,  22/10/2014 - 18/01/2015, Vasilisis Sofias st. 9, Athens. Theophil Hansen, born in Denmark in 1813 was one of the first architects, that created the specific Greek neoclassical style inspired from the original ancient classical monuments of Athens. He started his career in Athens with the observatory of 1842 opposite to the Acropolis and he is the architect of  the worldwide top neoclassical buildings of  the National Library and the Academy. After his first steps in Athens, with the help of members of the Greek community of Vienna he moved there and he managed to build more important buildings like the Parliament. His Buildings in Austria have a very common style with his "Greek neoclassical". Read his English biography here.

Εκδηλώσεις: 180 χρόνια πρωτεύουσα η Αθήνα - 100 έργα τέχνης με αντικείμενο την Αθήνα στη δημοτική πινακοθήκη


Useful Information for English speaking Visitors: Exhibition for the 180 years of Athens as capital city of Greece (at the municipal gallery 2014 - 2015). Works of various types, artists and ages, with object the Athens city and it's life.

Ενημέρωση: Αθήνα, οι κινήσεις για τα 1800 ερειπωμένα, τα παραχωρημένα του Υπ.Πο. και τέσσερα κτίρια "χαρακτηριστικά αχρηστίας αρμοδίων"

Μερικά σημαντικά θέματα για τα νεοκλασσικά το κέντρο της Αθήνας, που όλα καταλήγουν σε τεράστια ανεπάρκεια και επικινδυνότητα των αρμοδίων για την πολιτιστική κληρονομιά όλων μας.Useful Information for English speaking Visitors (more pictures inside): Comments for the recent news of unspecified plans - actions of the municipality of Athens and the ministry of environment for 1800 abandoned buildings. Additionally, presentation of  four buildings in the center of Athens: one recently demolished to become an open parking and three in the heart of the city center, that it's really strange to are still abandoned.