At 5 Periandrou Street is the last residence of the poet, where he lived with his family, until his death in 1943
Its restoration procedures are proceeding systematically Palamas House – of a historical preserved monument owned by – at 5 Periandrou Street, at Platefollowing the positive opinion of the Central Council of Newer Monuments on the restoration study of the building and the conservation study of the interior decoration.
The home the big one poet Kosti Palamas – eafter decades of abandonment – is part of the strategy of the Ministry of Culture “for the promotion of its privately owned buildings, which present a special architectural and historical interest, with the aim of forming new nuclei of culture in the historic center of the capital”.
It’s about the last residence of the poetin which he lived with his family, until his death 1943.
The two-story neoclassical building is a strong point of reference for the history of Athens, but also our modern history in general.
On February 28, 1943 funeral of Kostis Palamas was connected to the older one resistance demonstration in Athens against the German occupation.
The poet’s funeral was historic, as in front of surprised German conquerors, thousands of people accompanied him to his final residence, in the First Cemetery of Athens, singing the National Anthem.
The Ministry of Culture classified the building as a monument in 1999, while the expropriation process began in 2020. After repeated appeals by the former owner to the Council of State, the expropriation was finally completed in May 2023 and the property became the property of the Ministry of Culture.
See what the house will look like when the restoration is complete, by 2027
Source :Skai
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