Metropol Hotel
Metropol Hotel is of eclectic architecture and nowadays is a commercial store.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1914 Constructed.
1997 Restoration of the facade and demolition of the interior.
2000 Works 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 former Metropol Hotel consists of a ground floor and 4 floors, it is an eclectic building with decoration on the lintels, the balconies and the corbels. Panagiotis Zizilas, who designed it, was inspired by the French school of Beaux-Arts.
What I can't see
It operated as a luxury hotel, but after the war and by 1969, when it ceased its activity, it had been downgraded to a b-class hotel. Later, it was abandoned and at the end of the century, the interior was demolished, but the façade was preserved. The interior was re-built to serve a retail store.
Info
- Address: 59 Stadiou St.
Bibliography
Archaeology of the city of Athens, (d.u.), Αρχείο Νεοτέρων Μνημείων, [Archive of modern monuments], NHRF
http://www.eie.gr/archaeologia/gr/arxeio.aspx
Last visit 23/1/2023
http://www.eie.gr/archaeologia/gr/arxeio.aspx
Last visit 23/1/2023
