Parliament
Athens
In
the year 1833, Greece’s capital city was moved from
Nauplion were it had previously been for 3 years after
the declaration of Independence of the country, to Athens.
Following
the appointment of prince Otto of Bavaria as king of Greece,
housing was now needed in Athens for him and his ministries.
The design and construction of the palace was assigned
to German architect Friedrich von Gaertner and was finished
in the year of 1843.
It has since undergone through many renovations and reconstructions,
sometimes due to severe damage and other times due to
the changes of its use.
In
1929, the Greek government decided to move the Parliament
from the Parliament House on Stadiou Street to the building
of the Palace.
The architect Andreas Kriezis redesigned the Old Palace
building in order to transform it into a Parliament.
After
the reinstatement of Democracy in Greece in 1974, and
the composition of a new Constitution in 1975, the Parliament
building has been subject to renovations that continue
up to this day.
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