The infrastructure and services in the Chiller, Rex and Sikiaridio buildings of the National Theater are being upgraded

In upgrading the operating and accessibility infrastructures in the building facilities Ziller, Rex, Sikiarideio of the National Theatre the Ministry of Culture and Sports advances. As stated in a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the purpose of the interventions is to restore the buildings-monuments, which are managed by the National Theatre, as well as to modernize the services provided to the public. According to the study – architectural, electromechanical – approved by the Central Council of New Monuments, infrastructure improvement works are foreseen in the Rex and Sikiarideio buildings with architectural and energy upgrading interventions. Among other things, it is planned to renovate and upgrade it “Papadakis Stage” and Rex’s “Kotopoulis Stage”. and the public reception and service areas. In all three buildings, Ziller, Rex and Sikiarideio, work is planned to improve the accessibility of the disabled and people with disabilities, as well as upgrading their technological equipment.

Universal accessibility to culture constitutes strategic priority of the Ministry of Defense, completes the same announcement. The upgrading of the infrastructure of the building facilities of the National Theater offers high-quality services, both to the spectators and to the workers of the art, universally accessible. The buildings, monuments and historical landmarks for Athens, which have been connected throughout time with the evolution of the modern Greek theater, are highlighted and attributed to the capital. The emblematic Ziller building on Agios Constantinos, the REX Cinema with its Art Deco architectural style, which combines elements of American entertainment venues, as well as the neoclassical building of the “Sikiaridei Polyclinic” on Feidiu Street, make up a building stock worthy of history of the National Theater and with particular importance for Athens.

The building of the National Theater on St. Constantine was erected between the years 1891-1901 with donations from Greek expatriates in London and grants from the Public Fund, based on the architect’s plans Ernst Ziller and on the initiative of King George I. The purpose was to cover the need for a permanent theater stage. The building functioned by invitation as the official Royal Theater until 1908. Since then it was put into public use and in 1924 it was renamed the National Theatre. The Rex was built in the period 1935-1937 with the intention of hosting overlapping theatres, cinemas and functioning as a center for shows and entertainment according to Western standards. The Rex cinema operated on the ground floor of the multiplex and the Marika Kotopoulis Theater on the first floor. The building was acquired by the Ministry of Culture in 1983 and came under the ownership of the National Theater upon its establishment as the National Theater under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture.

The Sikiaride Polyclinic on Feidi 5, was built at the end of the 19th century, probably during the same period that the neighboring buildings of the German Archaeological School and the Hellenic Conservatory on Feidi were erected, with which it forms a single whole. It is a neoclassical building, the rear side of which communicates with the Rex.

The project is financed by the Recovery Fund with a total budget of 7,500,000 euros.

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