What I can see

It is a sculpture in honour of Sokratis Karantinos and more specifically, it is a relief marble funerary stele. The creator of the sculpture is unknown. The pedimented upper part imitates ancient funerary steles. A dedication to Sokratis Karantinos and a verse by the poet George Seferis are also inscribed.

What I can't see

Sokratis Karantinos (1906-1979) was born and raised in Athens, studied in Germany and in 1933, he directed the New Drama School. During the same period, he worked as a journalist and theatre critic. During WWII and after the war, he collaborated with the Athens Theatre, the National Theatre, the Attica Stage and the Greek National Opera. He then became director of the Theatre School of the “Athenaion” educational association, professor at the University of Athens, first artistic director of the State Theatre of Northern Greece (1961) and director of the Drama School of the National Theatre.

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• Address: Royal Theatre

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