Big OliveMay 10, 20165 minThe Bathhouse of the WindsThe Bathhouse of the Winds is the only surviving hamam (Turkish bathhouse) in Athens and one of the few remnants of Ottoman times. Built...
Big OliveDec 17, 20153 minThe Russian church of AthensThe imposing Russian church is not only one of the oldest churches in Athens, but also one of the most fascinating. This historic...
Big OliveNov 5, 20155 minA little bit of Paris: Christ the Savior Church in AthensAgios Sostis Church is a very peculiar Christian temple located on the neighborhood of Neos Cosmos. On the church’s foundation stone it...
Big OliveJul 23, 20153 minA little bit of Paris: Beaux-Arts Classicism in AthensIris Movie Theater of the Athens Student Club (1926-1931) by Alexandros Nikoloudis. Image (c) ΠΟΦΠΑ. Athens has quite the stable of Beaux...
Big OliveApr 23, 20153 minOld brewery becomes Contemporary Art MuseumThe National Museum of Contemporary Art In 2000 The National Museum of Contemporary Art was officially given responsibility for the...
Big OliveSep 18, 20145 minAthens: Irregular and IndigenousThe battle between what architects and planners hypothesized on their drawing boards and how the urban dwellers went on with carrying out...
Big OliveJun 6, 20144 minGreco-Nordic relations: Architecture, Royalty and Ikea meatballsScandinavians have brought many great things to mankind: the Nobel Prize, Abba, IKEA, Lego, and existentialism. But Greece’s relationship...
Big OliveMay 22, 20146 minThe Queen’s GardensThe National Garden Behind the Old Palace (Parliament Building), lies a 16-hectare (40-acre) park, cherished by all Athenians. Formerly...
Big OliveDec 19, 20133 minModernism in AthensA guided walking tour past some of Athens’ best modernist architecture devised and led by Big Olive. Modernism visited Athens in person...
