Hellenic Parliament
Neoclassical former royal palace turned seat of government, fronted by the guarded Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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This guide to the Hellenic Parliament in Athens opens on a September night in 1843, when General Dimitrios Kallergis and his soldiers surrounded the palace and confronted King Otto, a Bavarian prince installed as a teenager who had ruled a decade without ever calling an election. It follows the fires that tore through the building in 1884 and 1909, sending the royal family fleeing to a new palace nearby. Stand facing the square out front as you listen.
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