Creating modern Athens : a capital between East and West / Denis Roubien.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Ideology: the revival of ancient glory: The ideological background of the creation of neo-classical Athens: the different priorities between idealism and rationalism in establishing a European capital, and the importance of cultural institutions -- The relationship of the neo-classical city with the antiquities -- Part II. The treatment of the pre-revolutionary town: The connection of the neo-classical city with the old one: the treatment of Byzantine and post-Byzantine churches and pre-revolutionary houses -- Housing a European capital in a small Ottoman town: the use of the pre-revolutionary buildings of Athens for housing the official functions of the new capital -- Part III. Creation of the new city: the actual circumstances: The role of land availability -- Functionalism in the creation of the new city -- The role of official functions in the evolution of the city of Athens -- Public space and monumental architecture: from the grandiose plans of a European metropolis to a peripheral capital between East and West.