Lefka District

Lefka was the labor center of Piraeus and the entrepôt of the whole industrial activity of Piraeus. It borders on the east with Kaminia, on the north with Palea Kokkinia, on the west with Papastratos having as limits the railway lines of OSE and on the south with...

Central Municipal (Old) Market of Piraeus

The plan of the Central Municipal Market of Piraeus is an architectural proposal of the engineer I. Trigetas. It was applied on March 18, 1862 in the triangle between the streets Gounari – Ethnikis Antistaseos – Vasileos Georgiou B’ Avenue, opposite...

Old Stock Exchange or Clock

The building, known as the “Clock” of Piraeus, was erected opposite the Agia Triada and in front of the Tinaneios Garden in order to function as the Piraeus Stock Exchange. The construction of the building began in 1869 according to the plans of the...

Miaouli Residence (demolished)

The residence of Andreas Miaoulis loomed over the coastal road – waterfront. Miaoulis chose this location because there were no swamps in the wider area, a choice, however, which was negatively perceived, as it blocked the facade of the church of Agios Spyridon...