Maximos Mansion

Maximos Mansion
Μέγαρο Μαξίμου
View of Maximos Mansion at 2009 (George Papandreou and Kostas Karamanlis)
General information
Architectural style	Neo-Classical
Location	Athens, Greece
Address	19 Irodou Attikou St., Athens 106-74, Greece
Construction started	1912
Completed	1921
Design and construction
Client	Dimitrios E. Maximos
Architect	Anastasios Helmis Anastasios Metaxas

The Maximos Mansion (Greek: Μέγαρο Μαξίμου) is, as of 1982, the official seat of the Prime Minister of Greece. It is located in downtown Athens, Greece, near Syntagma Square. Although the building shelters the offices of the Head of the Greek Government, it is not used as the residence of the Prime Minister.

Location

The Maximos Mansion is located at Irodou Attikou Street 19, next to the Presidential Mansion and the National Garden.

History

The building was originally founded in 1912 by shipowner Alexandros Michalinos. At the time the location was used as a potager for the Royal Palace. In 1916, Michalinos' widow, having been married to Dimitrios Maximos, sold the incomplete building to Leonidas Empeirikos, only to re-buy it in 1921. Maximos family completed the building and settled there in the early 1920s. During the German Occupation, the mansion was used as the Residence of the German Admiral of the Aegean Sea. After the war the building was shortly used as the seat of the U.S. Ambassador in Athens. In 1952 Dimitrios Maximos sold the mansion to the Greek State at a favorable price. Consequently the building fell to misuse until 1982, when it was decided by the government to renovate it and use it as the seat of the Prime Minister.

External links

• Maximos Mansion (Greek)

Coordinates: 37°58′24.37″N 23°44′26.26″E / 37.9734361°N 23.7406278°E / 37.9734361; 23.7406278