The historic Ziller-Loverdos mansion, located near the
centre of Athens, will reopen its doors as a museum, at the end of April.
Built in 1882, the mansion was the German architect Ernst
Ziller. The building combined elements
of ancient Greek architecture with 19th-century European trends.
Its façade is adorned with cariatid heads, while the indoor
areas feature high-quality decorative elements, murals, ceiling paintings,
marble fireplaces and a beautifully carved wooden staircase that leads to the
second floor.
It was bought in 1912, by the banker Dionysios Loverdos and
donated to the Greek state by his daughter Maria Loverdou, and Ioanna
Vassiliadou in 1979 and 1992, respectively.
“The Ziller-Loverdou Mansion is an architectural jewel for
Athens. It is a building featuring many
unique details indicative of Ziller’s archictectural signature. It was left abandoned for many years, but has
been restored and is ready to welcome the significant Loverdos collection and
open its doors to the public”, the Minister of Culture, Lina Mendonis, said.
Cretan School
Heptanese School
Further, the Byzantine and Christian Museum has made the
necessary preparations for the transfer and display of the Loverdos’ collection
which consists of icons of the Cretan and Heptanese Schools as well as
antiquities, wooden sculptures and more.
According to Minister Mendoni the reopening of the Ziller-Loverdos Mansion will act as an "upgrading of the centre of Athens".
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