The Creation of Modern Athens: Planning the Myth
The Creation of Modern Athens: Planning the Myth is the first book to examine the urban development of Athens in the nineteenth century. Analyzing the process of architectural and urban design, Eleni Bastea reveals the multiple and often conflicting interpretations of the new city. By following two parallel processes—the building of the new capital and the construction of a new national Greek identity—Bastea demonstrates that Athens' elaborate urban design and civic architecture reflected both international neoclassical ideals as well as the national aspirations of the modern Greek nation.
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The Creation of Modern Athens: Planning the Myth
The Creation of Modern Athens: Planning the Myth is the first book to examine the urban development of Athens in the nineteenth century. Analyzing the process of architectural and urban design, Eleni Bastea reveals the multiple and often conflicting interpretations of the new city. By following two parallel processes—the building of the new capital and the construction of a new national Greek identity—Bastea demonstrates that Athens' elaborate urban design and civic architecture reflected both international neoclassical ideals as well as the national aspirations of the modern Greek nation.
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The Creation of Modern Athens: Planning the Myth

The Creation of Modern Athens: Planning the Myth

by Eleni Bastéa
The Creation of Modern Athens: Planning the Myth

The Creation of Modern Athens: Planning the Myth

by Eleni Bastéa

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The Creation of Modern Athens: Planning the Myth is the first book to examine the urban development of Athens in the nineteenth century. Analyzing the process of architectural and urban design, Eleni Bastea reveals the multiple and often conflicting interpretations of the new city. By following two parallel processes—the building of the new capital and the construction of a new national Greek identity—Bastea demonstrates that Athens' elaborate urban design and civic architecture reflected both international neoclassical ideals as well as the national aspirations of the modern Greek nation.

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ISBN-13: 9780521641203
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/13/1999
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 7.09(w) x 10.31(h) x 0.87(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Athens 1834; 2. Modern Greece: between history and myth; 3. 'From barbarity to civilization': planning the modern Greek State; 4. Planning new Athens; 5. After the grand designs; 6. Building the capital; 7. Fin-de-siècle Athens.

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