The Old Royal Palace on Syntagma Square in Athens was built as the first royal palace of modern Greece and has served as the seat of the Hellenic Parliament since 1929. Designed by the Bavarian architect Friedrich von Gärtner and completed in 1843 to house the Greek royal family, the Neoclassical, Greek Revival building takes the form of a massive rectangular three story structure with two axes of symmetry, its east and west facades running about 90 meters and its north and south facades about 80 meters, around four exterior wings and two internal courtyards. King Ludwig the First of Bavaria, father of the first king of Greece, reportedly demanded classical simplicity and rejected decorative excess, so Gärtner relied on restrained Doric and Ionic porticoes and horizontal bands linking the windowsills to give the building an imposing yet serene character. Today it holds the office of the President of the Hellenic Parliament, the offices of the vice presidents, the cabinet meeting room, the chamber's television channel and other administrative services.
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Building TypeRoyal palace, now parliament building 1 LocationSyntagma Square, Athens, Greece 1 Completed Year Building Type
Building Type (category) Building Type (category)Government / Parliament Building 1 Classification
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The Old Royal Palace (Greek: Παλαιά Ανάκτορα, romanized: Palaiá Anáktora) is the first royal palace of modern Greece.
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to serve as the main residence of the Greek royal family and has been the seat of the Parliament since 1929
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It is a neoclassical building situated at the heart of modern Athens, facing onto Syntagma Square.
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It was constructed between 1836 and 1843
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The Old Royal Palace (Greek: Παλαιά Ανάκτορα, romanized: Palaiá Anáktora) is the first royal palace of modern Greece. It is a neoclassical building situated at the heart of modern Athens, facing onto Syntagma Square. It was constructed between 1836 and 1843 to serve as the main residence of the Greek royal family and has been the seat of the Parliament since 1929.
In 1836, King Otto I commissioned the Bavarian architect Friedrich von Gärtner, recommended by his father, Ludwig I of Bavaria, to de
In Style: Greek Revival Architecture, Infobox: architectural_style
Greek Revival (a type of Neoclassicism)
In Style: Neoclassical Architecture, Infobox: architectural_style
Greek Revival (a type of Neoclassicism)
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The primary materials used in the building’s construction were stone, marble, and wood.
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The primary materials used in the building’s construction were stone, marble, and wood.
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The primary materials used in the building’s construction were stone, marble, and wood.
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