| Stathatos Mansion | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Location | Athens, Greece |
| Address | Vasilissis Sofias Avenue |
| Completed | 1895 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ernst Ziller |
| Website | |
| The Museum of Cycladic Art | |
Stathatos Mansion (Megaron Stathatou) is a neoclassical villa on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, Athens, Greece. Built for the Stathatos family in 1895, today it is part of the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art. [1] [2]
The house was built in 1895 by the Saxon-Greek[ verification needed ] architect Ernst Ziller for Othon and Athina Stathatos. [1] It remained the family's residence until 1938. [3] In the following years it was rented for various official purposes. First it housed the Bulgarian Embassy, became a British officers' club in 1945, was rented to the Canadian Embassy until 1970, then became the Libyan embassy for four years. [3]
In 1982 it was purchased by the Greek state, and was restored by architect Pavlos M. Kalligas for the purpose of hosting official state guests. However, after the completion of the renovations it was not deemed fit for the purpose, and was instead given over for use by the neigbouring Cycladic Art Museum in 1991. [3]
The Athens 1996 committee for bringing the Olympic Games to Greece had its headquarters here.[ citation needed ]
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