Mavromatis block of flats
The Mavromatis block of flats is an example of modernized eclectic architecture.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1933 Completed.
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 Mavromatis apartment building (designed by Kyriakos Kyriakidis) is a work of modernized and abstract eclecticism with Art Deco elements. Its corner is its special feature, with some architects attributing it to ancient Greek influence and others to Soviet. It is divided into three distinct parts: the base (ground floor, semi- basement), the main body (balcony and bay windows) and crown (cornice).
What I can't see
The first modernist adaptations of apartment buildings in Athens appeared in the early 30s. The eclectic tendencies of the previous period still exist, as illustrated by the Mavromatis’ apartment building. The development of apartment buildings at the centre increased with the Presidential Decree of 1934. However, after the crisis and at the end of the interwar period, the quantitative development of apartment buildings was further favoured, by following a “standard” pattern, which sought to lower the cost of construction.
Info
- Address: 3 Ploutarchou & Ypsilantou St.
Bibliography
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Last visit 20/5/2017
Technical Chamber of Greece (2000), ΠολυκατοικίαΜαυρομάτη, [The Mavromatis apartment building], culture2000,
http://www.culture2000.tee.gr/ATHENS/ENGLISH/main2.html
Last visit 20/5/2017
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Last visit 20/5/2017
