Embassy of the United States, Athens

Embassy of the United States, Athens

Year

1961

Architect

Type

building

Completed in 1961 on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, the U.S. Embassy is Walter Gropius's attempt to make a modern diplomatic building converse with the Parthenon without copying it. The chancery is organized as a disciplined rectangle of columns …

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