The Old Royal Palace, seat of the Hellenic Parliament
Wednesday, 15 January 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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The Old Royal Palace is the former royal palace in
Athens . The palace faces onto the
Syntagma Square and now houses the
Hellenic Parliament .
The palace was designed by Friedrich von Gärtner for King Otto of Greece, Prince of Bavaria and was completed in 1843. As it served originally as a palace for the Greek monarchs , it is sometimes still referred to as the “Old Palace”. After suffering fire damage in 1909, it entered a long period of renovation.
Old Royal Palace © flickr.com - Gerard McGovern/cc-by-2.0
The King and
Royal Family moved to what was from 1897 until then the
Crown Prince’s Palace , from then on known as the “New Palace”, one block to the east on
Herodou Attikou Street , while some royals continued to reside in the “Old Palace” until 1924, when a referendum abolished the monarchy. The building was then used for many different purposes—functioning as a makeshift hospital, a museum, et al.—until November 1929, when the Government decided that the building would permanently house Parliament.
After more extensive renovations, the Senate convened in the “Old Palace” on 2 August 1934, followed by the Fifth National Assembly on 1 July 1935. Although the monarchy was restored that same year, the building has housed Parliament ever since.
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