Marfin Building
Building of eclectic architecture. in the centre of Athens, also known as Marfin Building, with a recent tragic story.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1880 It was built around that year.
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
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.
Bibliography
http://www.eie.gr/archaeologia/gr/arxeio_more.aspx?id=236
Last visit 5/12/2013
Lampropoulos V.G., (2010), Πόρισμα καταπέλτης για τους 3 νεκρούς της Marfin, οι παραλείψεις συνέβαλαν στην τραγωδία, [Hard blow findings about the 3 deads in Marfin, the ommisions contributed to the tragedy], in Vima,
http://www.tovima.gr/society/article/?aid=356369
Last visit 5/12/2013