Creating Modern Athens A Capital Between East and West

Athens is a well-known destination for those interested in discovering the birthplace of Western civilization. Its ancient monuments have been the model for innumerable buildings and works of art all over the Western world. However, the reality of modern Athens is much more complicated: the ancient monuments and neo-classical buildings are interlaced with winding streets, Byzantine churches, mosques, and an oriental bazaar. These juxtapositions require explanation.





This book explores the development of the city of Athens after the beginning of Greek independence in 1830. It presents the process of creation of a neo-classical capital, in the place of a pre-existing town with the remains of a long history. An array of chapters examine the treatment of the pre-revolutionary town; its connection with the neo-classical city; the position of old churches in this antiquity-centred capital; and the factors that influenced the implementation of the projects for the new capital and their consequences for the city's evolution. All this will be placed in its European context, explaining how the construction of modern Athens relates heavily to the influence of the 'great' European capitals.





This is valuable reading for students and researchers interested in urban design, urban geography, and modern Greek history.

Info autore

Denis Roubien is Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering in the Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece. His research field is the architecture and urban planning of the nineteenth and the early twentieth century in Greece, as well as the restoration of historical buildings and revival of historical centres. He has written several articles and a chapter in a book on these subjects.

Riassunto

This book explores the development of the city of Athens after the Greek War of Independence. It presents the process of creation of a neo-classical capital, in the place of a pre-existing town with the remains of a long history. The book examines the treatment of the pre-revolutionary town, its connection with the neo-classical city, the positi

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Denis Roubien, Denis (Technological Educational Institut Roubien, Roubien Denis
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 30.09.2020
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia
• EAN: 9780367670504
• ISBN: 978-0-367-67050-4
• Numero di pagine: 138
• Serie: Routledge Focus on Urban Studies
• Categorie: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Royal Palace, Greece, Athens, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, History of Architecture, Human Geography, Urban and municipal planning and policy, City and town planning: architectural aspects, National Library, Archaeological museum, urban morphology analysis, European city planning, urban transformation history, National Archaeological Museum, nineteenth-century Greek capital development, neoclassical architecture studies, post-Ottoman urbanism, heritage preservation Greece, post-Byzantine Churches, General State Archives, Nineteenth Century Athens, People’s Garden, Ottonian Record, Aretaieion Hospital, Athena Street, Ottoman Domination, City Plan’s Extension, Athenian Landscape, Modern European Capital, Royal Printing House, Hadrian’s Library, Stadium Street, Schaubert Project, Bavarian Dynasty, Athenian Trilogy