Lysandros Kaftanzoglou
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Lysandros Kaftanzoglou (Greek: Λύσανδρος Καυτανζόγλου, 1811–1885) was a Greek architect[1] of the 19th century and Chancellor of the National Technical University of Athens.
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He was born in Thessaloniki. During the massacres of the Greek community in 1821 by the Ottomans,[2] his family left for Marseille. He later studied architecture in Rome.
He worked in independent Greece and designed buildings in Athens and other cities.
Some of his works include:
- The building of the National Technical University of Athens.
- The old St Andrew church in Patras.
- The old building of Arsakeion, Athens (today houses the Council of State).
- Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite
- Saint Irene Church, Athens
- Ophthalmological Hospital, Athens
- St Constantine church, Omonoia, Athens
The Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki is named after him.
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Entrance of the National Technical University of Athens
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The old St Andrew church, Patras
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St. Dionysius the Areopagite, Athens
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St Irene church, Aiolou street, Athens
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Arsakeion
References
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[edit]- Λύσανδρος Καυταντζόγλου biography
Bibliography
[edit]- Volkert, Klaus; Menghini, Marta; Barbin, Évelyne (2019). Descriptive Geometry, The Spread of a Polytechnic Art The Legacy of Gaspard Monge. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. ISBN 9783030148089.