Asyrmatos
The apartment building at Asyrmatos is a very interesting example of modern architectural design.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1967 Constructed. Designed by Elli Vasilikioti.
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 four-storey apartment building of 55 apartments and 8 shops is located just below the Philopappos-Nymphon Hill and its main features are its functionality and its modern facades. The building is adapted to the curvature and the large slope of the plot, while offering the apartments a view to the sea. The apartments have separate entrances from the corridors of the facade and there are many common areas. The second level is connected by a bridge with Stisikleous Street and this bridge ends on a balcony overlooking the sea.
What I can't see
It was built in two phases and was intended to house working class families. The garden was created by the tenants. The building, as well as the area, is called “Asyrmatos” (Wireless Antenna in Greek) from the Navy’s antenna, which served the Naval War School as well as the Telegraphers-Radio Operators School.
Info
- Address: Stisikleous St. (Philopappou peripheral)
Bibliography
https://popaganda.gr/citylife/ta-spitia-ine-olofota-stin-polikatikia-tou-asirmatou/
Last visit 13/6/2020
Mikros Romios (2020), Στη γειτονιά των ονείρων: Ο Ασύρματος στου Φιλοπάππου, [In the neighborhood of dreams: The Asyrmatos in Philopappou] in https://mikros-romios.gr/asyrmatos/
Last visit 13/6/2020
Technical Chamber of Greece, (2000), Athens, London, Paris, TCG,
http://www.culture2000.tee.gr/ATHENS/GREEK/main2.html
Last visit 13/6/2020
