1954
December 5, 2018
1961
December 5, 2018

1954–1957

The first systematic attempt to map the antiquities

 
The great architect and writer Dimitris Pikionis (1887–1968) arranges with unequalled craftsmanship the region around Acropolis, connecting it to the Hills of the Muses (Philopappos) and the Pnyx with cobblestoned streets, pathways and resting benches, placed at carefully chosen spots. Pikionis realised the idea of a Resting Place for “introspection and clairaudience”, next to the church of Agios Dimitrios Loumbardiaris, that eventually operates for a number of years as canteen.
 
Selected bibliography:

Papageorgiou-Venetas 2004, 93–107; Pikionis 2017.

 

Photograph of Dimitris Pikionis taken by Pavlos Mylonas.
(Source: Lifo)