What I can see

The volume that stands out as a dissonance in the modest scale of the Ano Poli (Upper Town) skyline are the dormitories of the Patriarchal Foundation for Patristic Studies, which have views of the city and the sea. Architecturally, we see a coexistence of post-Byzantine monastic typology in modernist forms with brutalist influences. Moreover, the architect Nikolaos Moutsopoulos replaced traditional materials with modern building materials, i.e. many wooden elements of traditional monastic architecture have been replaced by concrete (e.g. the cross vaults). The balconies are shaded by a reinforced concrete arcade, which is also the building’s most distinctive element.

What I can't see

The Patriarchal Foundation for Patristic Studies is involved with the research of writings of the Fathers of the Church and operates as a public benefit foundation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

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• Address: Eptapyrgiou St.

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