CONFERENCE VENUES
The Acropolis Museum is located in the historic area of Makryianni, the Museum stands about 300 meters southeast of the Parthenon. Its entrance is adjacent to the start of Dionysiou Areopagitou pedestrian walkway, which links it to the Acropolis and other key archeological sites in Athens. The top floor of the Museum, the Parthenon Gallery, offers a panoramic view of the Acropolis and modern Athens.
The overall scope and form of the Acropolis Museum were greatly determined by its own exhibits, in particular its vast collections of architectural sculptures, including large pediments from Archaic-era temples, and votive statuary, but especially the diverse sculptural decorations of the Parthenon. Exhibition of the latter called for a rectangular hall mirroring the forms and proportions of the ancient temple itself within a space of at least 3,200 square meters. The Museum’s foundations, on the other hand, had to be successfully adapted to accommodate the archaeological remains of ancient buildings brought to light through the systematic excavation of the building site. An intensive collaboration between architects and archaeologists led to suitable solutions being found for the final location for the Museum’s foundation columns, without damaging the surrounding antiquities. The ongoing archaeological excavations were conceived as an enormous exhibition to be integrated into the Museum, while a plan was also adopted for the most important artifacts unearthed to be displayed within the archaeological site.
The Museum’s architecture boldly seeks to maintain, through its highly transparent glass facades, a direct visual connection between its exhibits, the Rock itself and the in-situ Acropolis monuments from which the Museum’s exhibits originate. At the same time, it allows a panoramic view of the historic surrounding hills and mountains of Attica, as well as of the contemporary urban environment. Similarly, glass floors in the Museum’s interior allow the view of the underlying excavated area to be incorporated into its galleries. In this way, the Museum precludes being cut off from its setting – instead becoming a continuation of it and affirming its integral relationship with the ancient Athenian landscape.
The Museum’s exhibition units are mainly topographical and thematic. The first large gallery features a glass-floored ramp that emulates the Acropolis’ slopes and showcases the archaeological discoveries made there. On ascending to the first-floor level, with its initial high ceiling and skylights, one finds displays from the Archaic Acropolis, while in a western section are presented sculptures from the Athena Nike temple and the Erechtheion, as well as architectural members from the Propylaia. The culmination of the Museum’s exhibition plan, the third floor, is devoted exclusively to the sculptures of the Parthenon. The final exhibition unit, reached after returning to the north wing of the first floor, includes works from the 5th cent. BC to the end of antiquity.
Restaurant
The Acropolis Museum’s restaurant has a panoramic view of the Acropolis and can accommodate up to 300 people seated indoors. For events where guests are standing, a maximum attendance of 400 guests can be accommodated in the restaurant’s indoor and outdoor areas.
Auditorium
The auditorium "Dimitrios Pantermalis" has a seating capacity for 204 people and is located on the building’s ground floor. It provides modern technological equipment for audiovisual presentations, as well as a simultaneous translation system. In particular, the auditorium is equipped with a digital projector, a laptop with DVD and CD players, a lectern and a podium with five corded microphones and two wireless microphones. The Bosch translation system features 180 headsets and three translation booths.
Cafe
On the Museum’s ground floor, there is a café with a terrace that offers a view of the archaeological excavations. This space is available for coffee breaks during lengthy events taking place in the Museum’s auditorium.
Shops
The Acropolis Museum has a gift store on the ground floor and a bookstore on the second floor offering a wide variety of gifts, souvenirs and books, all inspired by the Museum's exhibits. Also available are cast copies of important artifacts from its collections, produced in the Museum’s conservation lab under strict specifications. The shops are open during the Museum's opening hours; they close 15 minutes before the Museum's closing hours.
INFORMATION
Address: Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Athina 117 42, Greece
Τelephone: + (30) 2109000900
Megaron Athens International Conference Centre (MAICC) (also known as the Megaro Mousikis) is a world-class venue in the heart of Athens, renowned for its modern facilities, sophisticated design, and state-of-the-art technology.
Located conveniently near hotels, cultural sites, and accessible by direct metro line to its own metro stop (named ‘Megaro Mousikis’) as well to the award winning Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, journey time 35 minutes, it offers both convenience and a premier conference experience. It has a total of 750 parking spaces.
The MAICC is considered a landmark, in the centre of Athens, and offers of 143,000 square metres and a choice of 18 meeting spaces, combined with expansive exhibition and foyer areas totalling 12,000 square metres. The Centre’s total capacity is 6,000 delegates depending on the configuration, with the largest meeting room accommodating close to 2,000.
Megaron has four auditoria: The Christos Lambrakis Hall (1,960), The Alexandra Trianti Hall (1,500), The Nikos Skalkotas Hall (380), The Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall (450), as well as a Banqueting Hall (650) and conference rooms (25 to 180), which can all be combined in order to host the most complex of meetings.
Since its opening, Megaron has been a member of AIPC and ICCA and has succesfully hosted many international conferences and exhibitions. The annual artistic programme of the Concert Hall, offering high-quality works, is a plus for the delegates who have the chance to relax and enjoy artistic shows of universal acclaim.
M Shop
Original, one-of-a-kind designs, become great gifts for children and adults.
Fuga Restaurant
Set within the lush gardens of Athens Concert Hall, Fuga is a modern, international space representing creative expression, individuality, innovation in its cuisine and environment.
Wine Bar
Enjoy a glass of wine after the performance. During the evenings of performances at the Christos Lambrakis Hall, the wine bar will remain open for you to enjoy a glass of wine and a light supper at the stalls level foyer.
Conference Suite
Our 12 smaller meeting rooms, divided into two suites of six rooms each, can be used not only for break out or parallel sessions but also for business meetings, press conferences, slide reception areas, organizing committee headquarters and for training and seminars.
INFORMATION
Address: Vasilissis Sofias Av. & Petrou Kokkali Str., 115 21 Athina
Τelephone: + (30) 210 7282000
The constitutionally established Judicial system of Hellas consists of two jurisdictions: the administrative and the civil/criminal, which are in turn organized in three instances: the courts of first instance (lower courts), the courts of appeals (higher, appellate courts) and the Supreme Courts.
The Council of State (Symvoulio tis Epikrateias), which is the Supreme Administrative Court of Greece, the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court (Areios Pagos), and the Court of Audit (Elegktiko Synedrio), which has jurisdiction on the audit of the expenditures of the State, local government agencies and other legal entities, are the country’s highest courts.
The building where the Supreme Administrative Court is located – the Arsakeion Building – in Athens is a historic neoclassical structure that has played a significant role in Greek education and governance. Originally built in the 19th century, it was designed to house the Arsakeio School, an institution dedicated to educating young women. Over time, the building underwent expansions and renovations, adapting to new uses while maintaining its architectural grandeur.
Today, the Supreme Administrative Court of Greece operates within the Arsakeion complex, following a restoration effort that preserved its neoclassical elegance while modernizing its facilities. The restoration also contributed to the return of 500 pieces of marble to the Acropolis of Athens, which had originally been part of the building. Currently, the Arsakeion is undergoing a major restoration initiative, and as a result, organized visits to its premises will not be possible during this year’s summit.
Greek judges belong to one of these two jurisdictions; thus, an administrative judge is not entitled to judge a penal or civil case, while a civil judge is not entitled to judge an administrative case.
Athens Court of Appeal
Address: Kirillou Loukareos 14, Athina 115 22
Supreme Court
Address: Leof. Alexandras 121, Athina 115 22
Supreme Administrative Court
Address: Panepistimiou 47/49, Athina 105 64
Athens Bar Association is a Legal Entity of Public Law and has currently around 22,000 Attorneys as members. It is governed by a 25 member Board of Directors that is elected every 3 years.
The history of the Athens Bar Association is characterized by long and important contribution not only to issues related to the Athens Bar community, but also to social and national happenings. Its present form was composed and established, by law, for the first time in 1909, after numerous discussions and related processes that preceded.
Since then its activity was associated with the discussion and drafting bills, organizing conferences, confronting the problems of lawyers’ profession, the creation of pension funds and the effort to improve the conditions of practice, so that ultimately imposed the dynamic current presence at the institutional level. The Athens Bar Association’s retrospective effect and activity highlights the diverse and important contribution of lawyer community in the legislative process and the overall progress of our legal culture, the constant efforts to improve the conditions of administration of Justice and the reform as an institution, the dynamic requirements of just demands of the law community, the eminent scientific initiatives that promoted our law system, as well as timeless battles in order to defend civil rights and fundamental freedoms.
Over the years the institutional position of Bar Associations of the country, hence of Athens Bar Association too, was regulated legislatively as a factual recognition of the status of its members as fundamental assistant in the administration of Justice and gradually Lawyers were established as well as to the consciousness of ordinary citizens as rights defenders and safeguards of institutions.
The Athens Bar Association’s building has a history of relocation and expansion. Initially housed in a courtroom at the Court of First Instance, the Bar “wandered” between buildings during the period between the World Wars. In 1937, it purchased a portion of a building on Academias Street and established its premises, which were inaugurated in 1939. Since then, it has expanded to encompass the entire building and an adjoining one to accommodate its growing services.
Here’s a more detailed look at the building’s history:
- Early Years:The Athens Bar Association began in a courtroom within the Court of First Instance in Athens.
- Interwar Period:During the period between the World Wars, the Bar moved to several different buildings.
- 1937 Purchase:In 1937, the Bar purchased a section of the building located on Acadimias Street.
- 1939 Inauguration:The new premises in the purchased building were inaugurated in 1939.
- Expansion:Over time, the Bar’s needs expanded, and it ultimately occupied the entire building and an adjacent one.
INFORMATION
Address: 60 Akadimias Str., 106 79 Athina
Τelephone: +30 210 3398102 / +30 210 3398103
E-mail: info@dsa.gr
It will accommodate corporate or private events, enhancing them with the ancient Greek ethos. Anassa’s architecture is signed by ‘’omniview’’ which, lead by the renowned architect Dimitris Tsigkos, intervened in the natural surroundings only to add to it a touch of discreet luxury. Light and space are the design principles applied both indoors and outdoors.
Another pioneer, in its field, ‘’Loud and Clear’’ contributed to Anassa’s unique aesthetics, by installing state of the art audiovisual equipment which can easily convert every corporate or private event into a unique experience. Corporate, private & social events or even cultural exhibitions can now be hosted in a most unique venue in Athens.
For google maps directions, search “Ya Cafe Restaurant”
From Kanellopoulou Avenue (in either direction), turn at the “Badminton Theater” traffic lights and follow the “ANASSA City Events” signs.
INFORMATION
Address: Leof. Panagioti Kanellopoulou 4, Athina 115 27
Τelephone: +30 21 0991 7588
E-mail: info@anassacityevents.gr
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