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The Stathatos building (Megaron Stathatou) is a neoclassical villa on the Vasilissis Sophias Avenue. It was built in 1895 by the famous saxonian-greek architect Ernst Ziller for the Stathatos Family. History The house was donated by the family to the Greek state. It was restaurated and used for severals events. The comitee for Athens 1996 had their headquarters here. Today it is part of the Museum of Cycladic Art. Architecture The building is composed of two wings, nearly symmetrical, connected by an impressive entrance and a cylindrical atrium. On the whole, the building has many neoclassical characteristics: symmetry, geometrical order, use of ancient Greek and Roman orders, elegant shapes.
General The building is composed of two wings, nearly symmetrical, connected by an impressive entrance and a cylindrical atrium. On the whole, the building has many neoclassical characteristics: symmetry, geometrical order, use of ancient Greek and Roman orders, elegant shapes. The entrance is one of the basic parts of the building, unifying the two wings and giving a character to the building. The plan is composed of a rectangle and two semicircles on the long sides of the rectangle. Four columns of toscanodoric order and four composite ones support the roofing, composed of eight vaults. Two columns of corinthian order give emphasis to the stairs that lead to the covered part of the entrance. References
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