Piraeus Metro Station
The Piraeus Metro Station is an eclectic building which has a vaulted dome. It is a metal construction with a transparent roof, which is "planted" on the ground.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1928 Constructed between the years 1928-1929.
2000 Restoration of the building. It lasted a year.
2022 On October 10, the station of line 3 was inaugurated.
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 by Ιoannis Μichalis Axelos, a graduate of the Ecole Royale des Beaux Arts in Brussels has a vaulted dome. It is a metal construction with a transparent roof, which is “planted” on the ground. The surrounding buildings give the impression of a market. The building was successfully renovated, both inside and externally. Damages were restored, the Art Deco items (counter, waiting bars) and old wooden frames were replaced by aluminum ones, the ceiling glass was replaced by polycarbonate material and the platforms were expanded. Additionally, the space houses stores, the Electric Railway Museum and an exhibition of paintings by students from the School of Fine Arts.
What I can't see
This building reflects the architect’s tendency to apply the standards of European railway stations of that era to his Greek works. The result is quite appealing. A plan exists to extend the structure toward the side of the suburban railway station.
Bibliography
http://www.culture2000.tee.gr/ATHENS/GREEK/main2.html
Last visit 3/12/2013
Photographic Material of ISAP,
http://www.stasy.gr/index.php?id=359&L=0&station=168
Last visit 3/12/2013
