The church of Agios Konstantinos is a strictly neoclassical building, with several marble architectural parts and ancient Greek elements and a Byzantine arrangement.
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The church of Agios Konstantinos is a strictly neoclassical building, with several marble architectural parts and ancient Greek elements and a Byzantine arrangement. It also has many admirers, although some of them (e.g. Biris) claim it has flawed mass proportions, that the placement of ancient elements is incorrect and that the Corinthian columns on its façade do not match the overall construction. The building suffered serious damage during the earthquake of 1999 and restoration works are completed.
The church was constructed for the municipality to honour the birth of Konstantinos, the heir to the crown. The architectural design is by Lyssandros Kaftanzoglou. Queen Olga participated in the fundraising campaign for the construction of the church. At its inauguration, Kaftanzoglou spoke strongly against those who supported the Byzantine and medieval architecture saying that, “as Greeks we must honour our pioneering ancient architecture”.
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
Biris K. H. (1966), Αι Αθήναι από του 19ου εις τον 20ον αιώνα, [Athens from the 19th up to the 20th century], 5th edition 2005, Athens, Melissa
1869 The city council decided to build the church.
1871 The foundation of the church.
1893 The building of the church was completed.
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