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3. MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF ATHENS VOUROS-EUTAXIAS
FOUNDATION
This was the first house built in Athens after it was declared capital of the new king-
dom of Greece in 1834. Otto, Greece's first king, had it joined with next door, and
lived here while he waited for the first Royal Palace (now Parliament) to be built.
Today the old residence houses a collection of paintings and furnishings telling the
modern city's history, with a focus on the
War of Independence
and the first years
of the monarchy.
Paparrigopoulou 7 • 210 323 1397 • 9am-4pm Mon, Wed-Fri,
10am-3pm Sat & Sun • Adm
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4. ATHENS UNIVERSITY AND ACADEMY OF ARTS
The city's university, Academy of Arts and National Library make up a trio of the
most important Neo-Classical buildings in Athens. The column bases and capitals
of the university entrance are replicas of those in the Acropolis Propylaia, and the
Academy entrance draws from the eastern side of the Erechtheion. The university's
frescoes depict personifications of the arts around the modern king, Otto.
Panepis-
timiou
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5. PLATEIA OMONIA
One hundred years ago, Omonia was among the largest, most gracious and import-
ant central squares in Athens. These days, while still large and central, it is also the
hang-out spot for prostitutes, porn peddlers, drug addicts, street hawkers and be-
wildered tourists, as well as a constant chaotic tangle of traffic and construction.
Having said all that, in preparation for the 2004 Olympics, Omonia underwent a ma-
jor renovation, with art installations brought in, a pedestrian walkway created and a
scheme to restore its once-beautiful Neo-Classical façades.
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