Historical Centres

«Historical Centres», PIOP’s new publication series, was created to showcase works concerning the formation, evolution, but also the contemporary management, of the historical centre of cities with a centuries-old past and a vibrant present.

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Riddles for Athens (in Greek)

Tonia Kafetzaki
Illustration: Panagiotis Pantazis
Athens 2021, 168 p., 53 illustrations
ISBN 978-960-244-216-6
€ 22,50

The book Riddles for Athens by Tonia Kafetzaki, with illustrations by Panagiotis Pantazis, using the riddles, attempts to reveal the successive levels of architecture..

War as town-planner

Nikos Skoutelis
War as town-planner. The network of city-fortresses in the sea state of Venice, 16th-17th century.

Athens 2013, 232 p., 49 ill., 71 maps and 13 architectural plans
ISBN 978-960-244-158-9
€ 44.79


In this comprehensive work on the evolution of defensive architecture in Greek and Dalmatian coastal cities during the period of Venetian Rule ...