IN THE SPOTLIGHT

• Zappeion

  
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  Built in 1874-1878 by architect von Hansen, on the order of Greek-Romanian national benefactors and cousins Zappas, this lofty neoclassical structure originally housed an exhibition hall. Read on
  

• National Library – Athens Academy – Athens University

  
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  These striking neoclassical buildings were built by the Hansen brothers of Copenhagen. The National Library is reached via an impressive sculpted marble staircase, while the Athens Academy is flanked by imposing statues of Apollo and Athena on either side, while the impressive frescoes at its entrance depict the myth of Prometheus. Read on
  

• The Ancient Agora

  
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  The Agora was the heart of the public life of the city - its religious, political and commercial centre, where Athenian Democracy was born and flourished. Read on
  

• The Roman Agora and the Library of Hadrian

  
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  The 28,000 sq.m. site of the Roman Agora and the Library of Hadrian ncludes the two large Roman monuments north of the Acropolis and east of the Ancient Agora. Read on
  

• National Archaeological Museum

  
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  The National Archaeological Museum is set in a characteristic hefty neoclassical building, designed by L. Lange and remodelled by P. Read on
  

• Herakleidon-Experience in Visual Arts

  
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  This excellent private Museum is housed in an attractive listed neoclassical building in the busy heart of the trendy Thissio district. Read on
  

• House of Parliament (Vouli)

  
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  Overlooking Syntagma Square, it was originally the Royal Palace of King Otto and Queen Amalia, the first monarchs of Greece. Designed in the neoclassical style by Friedrich von Gartner, the palace was completed in 1843. Read on