The Zappeion Hall

Nice walk in Athens with last stop at Zappeion. Zappeion Hall is a beautiful neoclassical building with Corinthian portico, currently being used as a Conference and Exhibition Center for both public and private purposes. Zappeion Hall was founded by Mr. Evangelos Zappas in the 19th century, in order to revive ancient greek ceremonies and contests together with exhibitions. This is the reason why it was build as near as possible to the Panathinaic Stadium. In front of the Zappeion Hall is the Zappeion Gardens, a mixture of French and English style gardens. An area full of plants with paved areas for relaxing walks and courtyards for unlimited reading. Zappeion was used during the 1896 Summer Olympics as the main Fencing Hall. A decade later, at the 1906 Summer Olympics, it was used as the Olympic Village. During the 2004 Athens Olympic Games the Zappeion was used as the Olympic Media Center. (By Wikipedia)

The Presidential Mansion in Athens, Greece, is the official residence of the President of the Hellenic Republic. It served previously as the Royal Palace (often known as the New Royal Palace), until the abolition of the monarchy by referendum in 1974. (By Wikipedia)