Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation Mansion
OTE building in Stadiou Street
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1930 Beginning of construction.
1931 Completion.
1942 The strike took place on April 12th.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
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 Hellenic Telecommunications Organization is a very clear example of a building that combines elements of modernism and neoclassicism and is a late work of the architect Anastasios Metaxas. The building has solid facades, with pilasters that coexist with Art Deco, which is why it has been characterized as an example of “archaic modernism”. The two top floors were built later.
What I can't see
During World War II, the employees of the then Telephone Company went on the first major strike in occupied Athens, despite the threats of the occupying Prime Minister Tsolakoglou. Their demands were finally met and this gave hope to Athenians. Two years later, however, a collaborationist employee gave a list of his colleagues that were involved in the resistance against the Nazis to the enemy. The building was surrounded, almost 200 people were arrested and 15 employees were eventually executed in Kaissariani.
Info
- Address: 15 Stadiou St.
Bibliography
https://archaeologia.eie.gr/archaeologia/gr/arxeio_more.aspx?id=234
Last visit 23/11/2023
Information plate by the Municipality of Athens
Kardamitsi- Adami M., Αρχιτεκτονική, παλαιά ρεύματα και σύγχρονες τάσεις, [Architecture, old styles and modern trends], in Ιστορία του νέου ελληνισμού, 1770-2000, [History of modern Hellenism], Ellinika Grammata, v.7, p.p. 211- 234
