The Stathatos building (''Megaron Stathatou'') is a neoclassical villa on the

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. It was built in 1895 by the Saxon-Greek

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for the Stathatos Family.

History

The house was donated by the Stathatos family to the Greek state. It was restored and used for several events. The committee for bringing the

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, ''Athens 1996'' had its headquarters here. Today it is part of the

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Architecture

The building is composed of two wings, nearly symmetrical, connected by an impressive entrance and a cylindrical

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. On the whole, the building has many neoclassical characteristics: symmetry, geometrical order, use of ancient Greek and Roman orders, elegant shapes. Image:Propylo.JPG, The entrance front. File:Stathatos Mansion side.jpg, Street View 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 the

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and four composite ones support the roofing, composed of eight vaults. Two columns of the

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give emphasis to the stairs that lead to the covered part of the entrance. Image:Stathatos3d.jpg, 3D diagram of the entrance vaults Image:StathatosPlan.jpg, Plan of the Stathatos Mansion entrance Image:StathatosFront.jpg, Front view of the Stathatos Mansion entrance

References

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