| Description |
xix, 280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Athens, 1834 -- 2. Modern Greece: Between History and Myth -- 3. "From Barbarity to Civilization": Planning the Modern Greek State -- 4. Planning New Athens -- 5. After the Grand Designs -- 6. Building the Capital -- 7. Fin-de-Siecle Athens |
| Summary |
"The Creation of Modern Athens: Planning the Myth is the first book to examine the urban development of Athens in the nineteenth century. By following two parallel processes - the building of the new capital and the construction of a new national Greek identity - Bastea demonstrates that Athens's elaborate urban design and civic architecture, although initiated by foreign-trained architects, reflected both international neoclassical ideals as well as the national aspirations of the modern Greek nation."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references: ( pages 265-273) and index |
| Subject |
City planning -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- 19th century.
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Nationalism and architecture -- Greece -- Athens.
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| SUBJECT |
Athens (Greece) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009115476
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| LC no. |
99010717 |
| ISBN |
0521641209 hardcover |
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