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Magginas house

Magginas house is a building of neoclassical architecture on Pireos Street.

  1. Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )


    1870 Built between 1870 and 1895.

    1921 Housed the students club of the University of Athens, until it moved to the building on Akadimias and Ippokratous Streets.

    2003 Restored.

  2. Ottoman era (1453- 1821)


  3. Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)


  4. Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)


  5. Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)


  6. Classical era (478-323 BC)


  7. Archaic era (800-479 BC)


  8. Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)


  9. Prehistory (-1100 BC)


What I can see

It is a neoclassical residence of late Athenian classicism and consists of an elevated ground floor and upper floor. On the main facade, the openings of the upper floor have pediments and balconies.

What I can't see

It was the residence of the doctor, Member of Parliament, senator, minister and rector of the University of Athens, Spyridon Magginas.

Info

  • Address: 33 Pireos St.

Bibliography

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=218

Last visit 20/7/2024