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Athens Unveiled - A Portrait of Nineteenth Century Athens Through Her Streets and Neighborhoods (Hardcover)
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Athens Unveiled - A Portrait of Nineteenth Century Athens Through Her Streets and Neighborhoods (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R564
Discovery Miles 5 640
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Every year millions of travellers arrive in Athens eager to catch a
glimpse of the ancient city and savour its classical heritage. But
what about the late nineteenth century Athens with her neoclassical
buildings, wide avenues and literary salons? An Athens where music
wafted from King Otto's palace and the aristocracy waltzed under
crystal chandeliers. A city of dignitaries, scholars and architects
drawing plans and reworking them, leaving their mark on every
dimension of the young capital. An Athens where commoners hovered
around dimly lit fires and children played in the mud amidst the
ancient ruins. Where criminals settled disputes with drawn knives
and prostitutes roamed the ports luring sailors into filthy,
smoke-filled taverns. Where Greek refugees lived in wind-swept
streets with no sewers or running water, singing about their
troubles under the stars. An Athens where intellectuals, writers,
poets, and artists converged in local cafes planning the future of
the newly founded nation, discussing philosophy, literature, and
their shared passion for reclaiming Greece for the Greeks. Athens
Unveiled pays homage to the people, streets, and neighbourhoods of
late nineteenth century Athens, where some of the finest
neoclassical buildings still stand next to abandoned mansions,
brothels, and old factories; where people still bargain the prices
of clothes and produce on the old streets of commerce and where
young artists create powerful murals, bringing everything about the
city into sharp focus.
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