The Beit Shalom Synagogue in Athens is a Sephardi synagogue built in the 1930s. This Neo-Classical brick building still serves as a synagogue.
For more information visit on this building visit http://historicsynagogueseurope.org/browser.php?mode=set&id=7939
Fethiye Mosque is a 17th-century mosque built on the remains of a Byzantine temple, in the area of the Roman Forum of Athens.
The church of Panagia Kapnikarea is a small Byzantine church dating from the 11th century. It was erected on an old church of the 5th century, itself built on a Greek temple. The church now belongs to the University of Athens and is called "Church of the Sacred University".
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens is an Orthodox cathedral built between 1842 and 1862. The construction of this neoclassical building began under the architect Theophil Hansen and was continued by Dimitris Zezos, Panagis Kalkos and François Boulanger. In 1999, the cathedral was damaged by an earthquake and a restoration operation had to be carried out which lasted until 2016.
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