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Presidential Palace of Athens

Official residence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, on Herodou Attikou Street, right next to the National Garden and near Parliament. It is a three-storey neoclassical building with a symmetrical plan, designed by the architect Ernst Ziller. It was built between 1891 and 1897 as the palace of Crown Prince Constantine and, after the fire at the Old Royal Palace in 1909, housed the royal family. It was the presidential seat between 1924 and 1935, was a royal palace again until 1974 and has been the Presidential Mansion ever since. Ziller added a ballroom in 1909, now the Credentials Hall, and in 1962 Alexander Baltatzis designed the Reception Hall, the largest room. It cannot be visited inside, but can be seen from the street. In front of the sentry boxes the evzones stand guard, in their traditional dress, and the changing of the guard is done with coordinated movements. A few steps away is the Maximos Mansion, the prime minister's seat.

Things to do at Presidential Palace of Athens: 3 missions

• See the evzones at their sentry boxesGo up to the gate and watch the two evzones in traditional dress, and wait to see a changing of positions.
• Walk along Herodou Attikou to Maximos MansionWalk along the street by the palace and find Maximos Mansion, the prime minister's seat, on the same road.
• Photograph Ziller's neoclassical façadeFrom the pavement on Herodou Attikou, frame the symmetrical three-storey building with the National Garden alongside.

Near Presidential Palace of Athens

Source: Web oficial - Turismo de Atenas (thisisathens.org)