What I can see

This eclectic building consists of a ground floor and two upper floors. After the fire caused during street riots where three people died in May 2010, the building was restored.

What I can't see

Originally, it belonged to the banker Stamatios Dekozis, who owned a lot of real estate in the vicinity, including the current Museum of the City of Athens. It was later passed on to a different owner and thereafter has been used primarily for business purposes. In other words, it was “transformed” into a workplace. The building is now known as the Marfin Bank building. Marfin was the last owner, when on day of a general strike and mass protests against the memorandum and the arrival of the Troika, the building was attacked with molotov cocktails and three employees suffocated to death, including a pregnant woman. Among the causes of the tragedy was the fact that the building did not meet relevant safety standards.

Info

• Address: 23 Stadiou St.

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