In the 1950s the city of Athens was undergoing a period of fast urban growth and the municipal government started to expand its infrastructure to meet the needs of a booming population. Part of it involved the creation of new ministerial buildings in Athens’ city center. The perfect location for the new headquarters of the Ministry of Education and Religion was found on a patch of land located right behind the famous Syntagma Square, populated by a few stores and a tiny Byzantine church that could have easily been relocated.
The 16th-century Athens church preserved beneath a modern building
Athenswalk | CC BY SA 3.0
V. M. Traverso - published on 08/24/18
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