National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation
The National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation in Plaka.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1959 It became property of the National Bank of Greece.
1966 The National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation was founded.
1977 The first publications began.
1984 The building’s restoration was completed and housed the NBGCF
1995 Awarded with the silver medal of the Academy of Athens for its contribution to Greek culture.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
It is a building of the 18th century.
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
The building of the National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation is from the Ottoman period, probably belonged to a Turk and is one of the few buildings of that era that are still preserved. Its architecture is simple and exudes strength. The openings of the first floor are denser than those of the ground floor; it also has a Π-shaped ground plan and an internal courtyard.
What I can't see
It housed the first hotel in Greece after the Greek Revolution, with the symbolic name “Europe”. Then, it was bought by the Kontostavlou family, to whom it belonged for about a century. It housed the 2nd high school, the guardhouse, the criminal court and refugees of 1922. The NBGCF is a noteworthy cultural institution with important publications, a collection of works of art, a historical and palaeographic archive and a literary and historical archive. Moreover, it has a branch in Thessaloniki, bookstores in Athens and Thessaloniki, conservation laboratories, grants scholarships and awards the Panagiotis Mοullas prize. Archives collections include Department of Egyptian Hellenism, Department of Performing Arts, Photographic Archive, Ephemera and a library of over 100,000 titles from the 19th century to the present day. Near Omonia Square, the neoclassical Eynardou Mansion houses the NBGCF cultural centre, the Photography Archive and the Paxinou- Minotis Museum.
Info
- Address: 13 Thoukididou St.
- Postal Code : 10558
- Phone: +30 210 3221335
- Website: http://www.miet.gr
Bibliography
National Bank of Greece, (2017-8), Ιστορικό, [History], in
https://www.miet.gr/foundation/history/
Last visit 3/11/2023
Yohalas T., Kafetzaki Τ., (2013), Αθήνα, Ιχνηλατώντας την πόλη με οδηγό την ιστορία και τη λογοτεχνία [Athens, Tracing the city guided by history and literature], ESTIA Bookstore
National Research Foundation, (d.u.), Αρχαιολογία της πόλης των Αθηνών, [Archaeology of the city of Athens], in
https://archaeologia.eie.gr/archaeologia/gr/arxeio_more.aspx?id=128
Last visit 3/11/2023
Mitropoulou K., (d.u.), Αθήνα, μνήμες και κτήρια, [Athens, memories and buildings], Athens: Sideris Publication
