Anastasios Metaxas ( el, Αναστάσιος Μεταξάς; 27 February 1862 – 28 January 1937) was a

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and

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Biography

Metaxas was the royal architect of

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and is best known for being the architect chosen by

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to restore also the

Panathinaiko Stadium The Panathenaic Stadium ( el, Παναθηναϊκό Στάδιο, Panathinaïkó Stádio, ), as spelled by Philostratus. or ''Kallimarmaro'' (Καλλιμάρμαρο, , lit. "beautiful marble") is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. O ...

for the

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, the birth of the modern Olympic movement, while the design was from

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. He studied architecture at University of Dresden and passed with honours, in his time he would also expand or reform many historic buildings including the

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and the

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to name a couple. Other works of his include the design for

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and various public buildings and mansions in Athens. Metaxas was also an avid shooter and would appear in four

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and win two medals, he firstly competed in the

in the stadium he helped restore, he entered the 200 metre military rifle and the 300 metre free rifle, three positions and he would end up finishing in fourth place in both events. Ten years later, Metaxas was competing at the

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, where he competed in nine events, with his best result being a silver medal in the Trap, double shot at 14 metres. Two years later Metaxas won a bronze medal in the trap shooting event at the 1908 Summer Olympics, held in

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, tying for third place with

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shooter Alexander Maunder, with 57 of 80 targets hit. Metaxas's medal in this event does not appear in the IOC medal database. In 1912, aged 50, Metaxas made his final Olympic appearance at the

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, where he finished sixth in the trap competition and 35th in the 30 metre rapid fire pistol event. Metaxas would later turn to politics as a member of the People's Party.

Architectural works

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File:Μέγαρο Πάλλη 6110.jpg, Pallis mansion,

Syntagma Square Syntagma Square ( el, Πλατεία Συντάγματος, , "Constitution Square") is the central square of Athens. The square is named after the Constitution that Otto, the first King of Greece, was obliged to grant after a popular and militar ...

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