Academy of Athens (modern)
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Address | Panepistimiou 28 | |
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Website | www.academyofathens.gr |
The Academy of Athens (
History and structure
The organization of the Academy of Athens, whose title hearkens back to the ancient
Research centres
The Academy today, maintains 14 research centres, 5 research offices and the "Ioannis Sykoutris" library. In 2002, the Foundation for Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens was established.
Membership in international organizations
From its foundation, the Academy of Athens has been a member of the
Main building
The main building of the Academy is a neoclassical building between Panepistimiou Street and Akadimias Street in the centre of Athens.[2] The building was designed as part of an architectural "trilogy" in 1859 by the Danish architect Theophil Hansen, along with the University and the National Library. Funds had been provided by the magnate Simon Sinas specifically for the purpose, and the foundation stone was laid on 2 August 1859. Construction proceeded rapidly, after 1861 under the supervision of Ernst Ziller, but the internal tumults during the latter years of King Otto's reign, which resulted in his ousting in 1862, hampered construction until it was stopped in 1864. Works resumed in 1868, but the building was not completed until 1885, at a total cost of 2,843,319 gold drachmas, most of it provided by Sinas, and, after his death, by his wife Ifigeneia.
The Greek neo-classical sculptor
On 20 March 1887, the building of the "Sinaean Academy", as it was called, was delivered by Ziller to the Greek Prime Minister,
2004 commemorative coin issue
The Academy of Athens was recently selected as main motif for a high value euro collectors' coin; the €100 Greek Academy of Athens commemorative coin, minted in 2004 to commemorate the 2004 Summer Olympics. In the obverse of the coin, a close view of the building is depicted. The intention was to highlight the premise that in the city of Athena, the Olympic Games should not only be the most important athletic event, but also reflect equal importance toward intellectual and cultural activities. All three should be equivalent to the style and character of the city that was the birthplace and the matrix for the revival of the modern Olympic Games.
See also
- List of members of the Academy of Athens
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a "restored" Library of Alexandria
- Nalanda University inspired by the ancient Nalanda mahavihara
References
- ^ "History". Academy of Athens. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "The Exterior". Academy of Athens. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ a b "The Exterior". Academy of Athens. 23 November 2015.
- ^ Neoclassical Architecture in Greece, by Mānos G. Bīris, Márō Kardamítsī-Adámī, page 142