Seminar focusing on contemporary Plaka and everyday life in the neighborhood
Athens is a city of contrasts: historic meets modern, neoclassical buildings stand alongside apartment blocks, and ancient monuments coexist with contemporary structures, creating a rich and layered urban mosaic. The Plaka neighborhood remains a living window into Athens’ past. A simple walk reveals the city’s story from antiquity to the present day, through its many layers.
Speakers:
Eleftherios Skiadas, Journalist, Historian: “The legendary Vlassarou and its churches”
Manos Biris, Architect, Emeritus Professor NTUA: “Restoration and use of the Stoa of Attalos”
Petros Themelis, Archaeologist, Emeritus Professor NKUA: “Excavation at Messene and civil society”
Manolis Korres, Architect, Emeritus Professor NTUA: “Whispers of ancient monuments above and below the Acropolis”
Lydia Karra, Resident of Plaka, President of ELLET: “Plaka’s antiquities and the local community”
The discussion between speakers and the audience will be moderated by Yiannis Michael, Architect-Urban Planner and Vice President of ELLET.