Excelsior Hotel
Excelsior Hotel is a listed building that combines many architectural elements and today belongs to a bank.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
Built at the beginning of the 20th century.
1929 Renamed to Excelsior.
1979 Its facades were listed. Their restoration began and the interior was radically changed.
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 former Excelsior Hotel is an impressive building with three facades. It is an example of the so-called eclectic historicism, while maintaining the tradition of the late classicism of Athens. It was probably designed by Ernst Ziller and today, only its facades survive.
What I can't see
Here, once stood the Kaftanzoglou house, which Kaftanzoglou had designed himself. Afterwards, the Victoria Hotel was built, which was later renamed to Excelsior. It was a luxurious hotel, but after World War II it declined and was gradually abandoned. Today, it belongs to the National Bank. At the end of the 19th century and until the beginning of the 20th, the historic Bernitsa confectionery and dairy was housed on the ground floor.
Info
- Address: 68 Panepistimou/ El. Venizelou st. & Omonoia Sq.
Bibliography
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=201
Last visit 27/7/2024
Zivas D.A.., (2012), Αρχιτεκτονικός Οδηγός Αθηνών, [Architectural Guide of Athens], Cultural Foundation of Pireos Group
