Thursday 25 September 2014

Jazz at the Numismatic Museum





An evening of listening to Jazz in the garden of the Numismatic Museum in Athens.

Every Thursday night is jazz night in the garden of the Numismatic Museum. The garden is delightful, and the building is imposing.







The museum is housed at the Iliou Melathron, a three-storey building on Panepistimiou Street in the centre of Athens.







It was built  by Ernst Ziller between 1878 and 1880 for Heinrich Schliemann the archaeologist. At the time of its completion, it was considered to be the most magnificent private residence in Athens. Its design was inspired by the Renaissance Revival movement as well as Neoclassicism, while the interior is influenced by the architecture of Pompeii. As a result, and appropriately, the rooms are decorated with mosaics and murals depicting either themes from the Trojan War or Greek mottos.




 
The concert was due to start at 9:00 but we arrived earlier than that as we wanted to get something to eat.
 

 
 

 
The grand staircase on our right
 

 
 

 
which leads to the main entrance of the building
 
 
 

 
 
 
looking up
 
 

 

 
a closer look at that statue
 

 



 
all very grand
 
 
 
 

 
the back (!) entrance
 

 
 
 

 
more sculpture in the garden
 

 



the musicians performed by the back entrance and the whole place was packed



 

 
zooming in on the singer and the band

 
 
 



 
It was a great evening and as we were leaving
 
 
 


I was able to have a more leisurely look at the entrance gates





 
looking closer
 

 
 
 

 
detail.
 
  

2 comments:

  1. Looks fabulous! And what a title - who would have thought of jazz and coin collecting together - not to mention Schiemann too!

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    1. Haha! Absolutely, Olga. An unlikely combination indeed. The garden is lovely and it's also very nice to go during the day for a cup of something - shady and cool.

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