Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai

The church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai (Greek: Άγιος Παντελεήμων Αχαρνών)[1] is a Greek Orthodox basilica in the center of Athens. It has a maximum length of 63 m and width 48 m and it is the biggest[2] church of Greece. The church is in the downtown of the modern city of Athens, close to the high-traffic Acharnon Avenue.

Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai
Religion
AffiliationGreek Orthodox
DistrictArchbishopric of Athens
Location
LocationAthens, Greece
Geographic coordinates38.0075°N 23.728889°E / 38.0075; 23.728889
Architecture
Architect(s)Ioannis Papadakis, Georgios Nomikos
StyleByzantine Revival architecture
Completed1930 (partly)
Specifications
Capacity2,400 m2
Length63 m (outer)
Width48 m (outer)

The foundations of the church were laid on 12 September 1910 by King George I of Greece and it was consecrated on 22 June 1930. The church's interior paintings were created by the painter Giannis Karouzos (1937-2013). It took him 23 years to complete the painting of the 6,000 m2 surface of the interior walls of the church.[3]

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