Christian medieval neo-gothic monuments in Athens — blog.visitgreece.gr

Neo-Gothic buildings are rare in Athens. Their architecture is a revival of the Gothic style, used in Western Europe. With their pointed arches, towers and dark grey color,  they invite us to dive into their dark romanticism. Here I present  neo-Gothic buildings that have religious reference. The Anglican Church, was built in the center of Athens, between the years 1838-1843, in order to meet the needs of the followers of the Anglican Church, who lived at that time in the capital. Foreigners, known as philhellenes (friends of Greece) settled in  Greece during the Greek Revolution in 1821.

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