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Urban Architectural Routes (7/2025)
Hellenic Post issues on September 17, 2025, the Commemorative Stamp Series titled "Urban Architectural Routes", which includes four stamps.
A Dialogue of Eras in the Heart of Athens
Nestled in the heart of Athens, just south of the Sacred Rock of the Acropolis and along the pedestrian promenade of Dionysiou Areopagitou, four distinct buildings from different periods and purposes form a rare architectural ensemble.
The Weiler Building, designed by Bavarian military engineer Wilhelm von Weiler, stands as one of the first public buildings constructed after Athens became the capital of Greece. The New Acropolis Museum, inaugurated in 2009, is the result of an international architectural competition and was designed by Bernard Tschumi and Michalis Fotiadis. The Small Apartment Building, a refined example of Athenian modernism from the 1930s, was designed by Vassilios Kouremenos, a graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts. Saint Demetrios Loumbardiaris, a 16th-century chapel perched on the central path of Philopappos Hill, was restored by Dimitris Pikionis during his landscaping of the Acropolis surroundings (1954–1957).
Though born of different eras and aesthetics, these four structures engage in a silent dialogue. Together, they trace the evolution of Athens—from its 19th-century rebirth as a capital to its present-day identity as a vibrant Mediterranean metropolis.
Nikos Belavilas
The Weiler Building, designed by Bavarian military engineer Wilhelm von Weiler, stands as one of the first public buildings constructed after Athens became the capital of Greece. The New Acropolis Museum, inaugurated in 2009, is the result of an international architectural competition and was designed by Bernard Tschumi and Michalis Fotiadis. The Small Apartment Building, a refined example of Athenian modernism from the 1930s, was designed by Vassilios Kouremenos, a graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts. Saint Demetrios Loumbardiaris, a 16th-century chapel perched on the central path of Philopappos Hill, was restored by Dimitris Pikionis during his landscaping of the Acropolis surroundings (1954–1957).
Though born of different eras and aesthetics, these four structures engage in a silent dialogue. Together, they trace the evolution of Athens—from its 19th-century rebirth as a capital to its present-day identity as a vibrant Mediterranean metropolis.
Nikos Belavilas
Professor
Director of Urban Environment Laboratory
National Technical University of Athens
Director of Urban Environment Laboratory
National Technical University of Athens
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DENOMINATIONS |
DESIGNS |
QUANTITY |
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0,10 € |
Athens' First Military Hospital – Weiler Building (1836, Wilhelm von Weiler) |
40.000 pieces |
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0,50 € |
Small Apartment Building at 17 Dionysiou Areopagitou Street (1933 Vasilios Kouremenos) |
60.000 pieces |
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2,00 € |
Acropolis Museum (2009, Bernard Tschumi Architects) |
25.000 pieces |
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3,00 € |
Church of Saint Demetrios Loumbardiaris |
25.000 pieces |
Issue Date: 17 September 2025
Withdrawal Date: 16 September 2027
Design-Adaptation: Marina Lasithiotaki
Stamp Format: 40,5 X 40 mm
Design-Adaptation: Marina Lasithiotaki
Stamp Format: 40,5 X 40 mm
Sheet layout: Sheet of 20
Printing process: Multicolored (offset)
Printer: «VERIDOS MATSOUKIS S.A. SECURITY PRINTING»
Printing process: Multicolored (offset)
Printer: «VERIDOS MATSOUKIS S.A. SECURITY PRINTING»
Hellenic Post would like to thank the Acropolis Museum, the Ministry of Culture, the owners of the apartment building at 17 Dionysiou Areopagitou street, Nikos Belavilas, Polina Prentou, Charalampos Louizidis and Vassilis Makris, for providing the material which contributed to the issue of the present Series.
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7/2025 Single Set of Stamps Item code: 5205344171699 |
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7/2025 First Day Cover Item code: 5205344171781 |
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7/2025 Numbered Set Pack Item code: 5205344171798 |
The stamps and the FDC will be available at ELTA Branches and through the Hellenic Post e-shop from their release date until September 17, 2027. The Numbered Set Pack will be available until sold out.
Collectors can have their philatelic items franked with the special commemorative first day of issue postmark by sending their postal items to the ELTA Sorting Center (128 Lefkis Street, 14568 Kryoneri, Attn: Pantelis Skylos), provided stamps from the set with a minimum value of 1,20 € are affixed to them. Please mark the envelope “PHILATELIC ITEMS”.
