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Perth: An Outdoor Amphitheatre of Ancient Greek Style

A spectacular outdoor amphitheater of ancient Greek style is being constructed in Perth, the capital of Western Australia, at the initiative of the Greek businessman and benefactor of Hellenism, Manolis Petrelis. The amphitheater is being built on the premises...

Maria Callas' House in Need of Repair

Maria Calla's house, a neoclassical building on 61 Patision and Skaramaga street, is being damaged year after year. The only hope for its rescue, is the interest of Athens Municipality. After being questioned from Elias Panagiotaros, MP of Golden Dawn,...

Two Greeks Honored in Australia

Two well known Greeks from Adelaide, Theo Maras and Gerry Karidis, have been honored as the first of South Australia’s Property Icons in a new program launched this year by the Property Council of Australia. The two Greeks have changed...

Niarchos Foundation Creating Central Park of Athens

In what is the biggest private venture in Greece, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Foundation is planning to build a "Central Park" in Athens to surround its cultural center, a 566 million euros ($768.46 million) project that government officials said...

Australians Doubt Parthenon Marbles Return

Australians for the Return of the Parthenon Sculptures, the Australian Association with the aim to promote, facilitate and support, nationally and internationally the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, published a media release entitled The Parthenon Sculptures at...

Greek Tycoon Participates in Skyscraper Construction

One of the richest Greeks of Australia, Harry Stamoulis, will participate in the construction of a new skyscraper, which will be built in the center of Melbourne and is expected to cost 600 million dollars, according to articles published...

Special Settlement For Chinese Investors

The possibility of designing and implementation of a high standard settlement in order to sell real estate to Chinese citizens was discussed on July 24 at the meeting held by the Deputy Minister of Development and Competitiveness, Notis Mitarakis,...

Greek-Australians’ Skyscraper Plans Scaled Down

The state government of Victoria has scaled down the skyscraper plans of two Greek-Australians because of flight path restrictions over Melbourne. The Greek-Australian architect, Nonda Katsalidis, had initially received approval by state Planning Minister, Matthew Guy, in March to build...

Thessaloniki Opens House

The first Open House event in Greece, with Thessaloniki being the host city, is taking place on 24th and 25th of November to mark the 100th anniversary of the city’s liberation and incorporation into the Greek state. The city will...

Architects “Design” Greek-Turkish Friendship

5 teams of architects, each one consisting of 2 Greek and 2 Turkish representatives worked together on joint architecture projects during a 10-days seminar in Kos under the guidance of the Technical Institute of the Dodecanese and the Turkish...