View of Athens from Akropolis, ca. 1885 (revised date)

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View of Athens from Akropolis, ca. 1885 (revised date)
View of Athens from Akropolis, ca. 1885 (revised date)

Attributed to Athanasiou. In terms of date, I think it's closer to 1880 than 1890 -- but it's difficult to date. It has to be later than 1877 as the three grand buildings in Syntagma are completed (the Grande Bretagne plus the other two mansions). It's not clear if the Grande Bretagne is actually a hotel yet: if it isn't, then the date is 1878.

Postscript: I have just noticed that the Schliemann House is built (1881), BUT WITHOUT THE STATUES PLACED ON TOP. This should be possible to date, so I will look.

PPS: my best guess is that the statues were the last thing to be placed on the building, which probably dates this photo to 1880/81. Or not!

PPPS: Given the discovery of the next photo, supposedly dated 1886 but with fewer houses on Lykavittos than this one, I am assigning a later date to this photo (and revising the date of the other photo). This assumption implies that the Schliemann mansion was without its statues on the roof for at least 4 years after its public opening in January 1881. I cannot find any historical records on this point -- either refuting or confirming the hypothesis.

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Taken on: December 10, 2021
Sets appears in:   • 19th century photos, paintings + engravings    • Konstantinos Athanasiou (photographer)   
Groups appears in:   • Athens old photos   
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