SALITA ALLA COLLINA DELLE MUSE | Atene (Gr) | Architetto Dimitris Pikionis | 1950-1957
Dimitris Pikionis, an inspired architect, city planner, artist, set designer and thinker executed the landscaping of the archaeological area around the Acropolis, Philopappos' Hill and St. Demetrius Loumbardiaris between 1950-1957. He created two winding walks one of which accesses the Acropolis, whereas the other leads away from the Sacred Rock to an Anderon (plateau) on Philopappos' Hill, from which the monuments of the Acropolis can be best viewed. Pikionis constructed the Loumbardiaris kiosk with its pergola and the Anderon framed by semicircular benches and other marble seats, by drawing from ancient linear compositions. He integrated the remains of the ancient habitations which were revealed on the site. The construction was done without preplanning, on site, using skilled workers who shaped the surfaces of the paved walks using pitching chisels and a variety of pointed chisels. Pikionis himself organized the planting of trees in the specific area. He boosted the shrub vegetation and the planting of wild and domestic olive trees, even plants that the ancient people used in their temples such as pomegranate, laurel or myrtle trees.Pikionis' priority was to blend the natural and archaeological landscape, which classified his work as a creation of high aesthetics. He was awarded for this accomplishment and the Greek Ministry of Culture listed his work in 1996.
SALITA ALLA COLLINA DELLE MUSE | Atene (Gr) | Architetto Dimitris Pikionis | 1950-1957
Dimitris Pikionis, an inspired architect, city planner, artist, set designer and thinker executed the landscaping of the archaeological area around the Acropolis, Philopappos' Hill and St. Demetrius Loumbardiaris between 1950-1957. He created two winding walks one of which accesses the Acropolis, whereas the other leads away from the Sacred Rock to an Anderon (plateau) on Philopappos' Hill, from which the monuments of the Acropolis can be best viewed. Pikionis constructed the Loumbardiaris kiosk with its pergola and the Anderon framed by semicircular benches and other marble seats, by drawing from ancient linear compositions. He integrated the remains of the ancient habitations which were revealed on the site. The construction was done without preplanning, on site, using skilled workers who shaped the surfaces of the paved walks using pitching chisels and a variety of pointed chisels. Pikionis himself organized the planting of trees in the specific area. He boosted the shrub vegetation and the planting of wild and domestic olive trees, even plants that the ancient people used in their temples such as pomegranate, laurel or myrtle trees.Pikionis' priority was to blend the natural and archaeological landscape, which classified his work as a creation of high aesthetics. He was awarded for this accomplishment and the Greek Ministry of Culture listed his work in 1996.