Tag: ARCHITECTURE

Porto Lago / Lakki: a 1930’s model town in the Aegean

On the island of Leros in the Dodecanese archipelago of the Aegean Sea you can find a strange town that looks like an old movie set. This is the town of Lakki, or Porto Lago as it was originally called when it was built in the 1930s, during the Italian occupation of the Dodecanese. Some of its buildings have been declared monuments by the Ministry of Culture and Sports.

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Greek News Agenda
Greek News Agenda24 hours ago
Playgrounds & Toys 2000–2025 — an ART for The World project is now at the Benaki Museum/Pireos. Explore 50+ playground & toy models by artists & designers worldwide. On view until Jan 11, 2026. Athens becomes the permanent home of the collection at the Benaki Museum. The exhibition aims to inspire the full-scale construction of playgrounds in Athens and beyond, with at least one installation remaining permanently in the Benaki Toy Museum in Palaio Faliro #BenakiMuseum

Greek News Agenda
Greek News Agenda2 days ago
Contemporary painter Giannis Tzermias is known for his uncompromising visual language, one that reflects the fiery and unrelenting nature of the human condition. Drawing inspiration from Oedipus, the archetypal tragic figure of ancient Greek drama, his work reveals the inescapable tragedy of human existence. In an interview with Greek News Agenda, he reflects on the human nature and its formative role in his artistic practice.
https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/giannis-tzermias/
Greek News Agenda
Greek News Agenda2 days ago
World Greek Language Day officially proclaimed by UNESCO

World Greek Language Day has been officially proclaimed by UNESCO at its 43rd session of the General Conference, which is taking place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (October 30 – November 13, 2025). The Executive Board had recommended in April that the General Conference proclaim 9 February as World Greek Language Day, and invited the Director-General to promote its celebration as one of the international days marked by UNESCO.

Read more on Greek Language Day, and on the international influence of the Greek language, via GNA:
https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/greek-language-day-2023/
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