Melas Mansion
Melas Mansion was the largest and most expensive private building of its time.
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Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1874 Constructed.
1881 It housed the stock exchange and 7 years later, the Athenian Club.
1897 It was heavily damaged by fire.
1900 Until 1973, it housed the Central Post Office of Athens. In 1942, postal workers called the first strike in German-occupied Europe.
1974 Listed.
1979 It houses services of the National Bank.
1988 The restoration of its original form was completed, as a third floor had been added between 1909 and 1932.
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