VI. Images
A.
Athens Tower and the Athens Skyline:
-Athens Tower and the rest of the Athenian talls in the district of Ampelokipi.
-The "Classic" View of the tower from the top of Lycabettus Hill
-From the top of "Profitis Hlias" hill in Piraeus with a large zoom. The top of the tower is visible behind the Philopappos hill. having the topof the tower next to the Acropolis to the left of the pic, probaboy this is the only photo that justifies Vikelas statement that the tower's design attempted to follow a "
Greek scheme of 'base, trunk, and crown', subsumed under an overarching sense of a plain and austere rhythm." 
-This one was taken from the Admin of "Stadia.gr" and was kindly forwarded to me personally. Excellent pic, depicting the tower probably from the top of the
12-storey building of the "Ministry of Planning, Environment and Public Works" (ΥΠΕΧΩΔΕ) in Pouliou street, Ampelokipi.
-View of Athens Tower from President Hotel. I like this pic, but it's not mine. Posted by Greekguy Mike in another thread, but after having seen some editing (needed a bit of contrast and rotation, sorry Mike if this is yours
) , this is a heck of a shot.
-As seen from Papagos, on the slopes of the mount Hymettus
Aerial view of the densely built Ampelokipi district depicting the Athens tower in the middle. The observant eye may catch the green coloured football stadium of Panathinaikos FC towards the upper middle part of the picture.
(C) The Air Club of Serres
-Distant view from the Acropolis, amongst its successors
B.
Views of the building:
-The Athens Tower complex as seen from across Vasilissis Sophias Avenue
-Looking up from the base... One of my favorite views
-View of the building from the park at the crossroads of Alexandras – Vasilissis Sophias Avenue.
-View of the entrance of block A, depicting part of the main plaza
-View from a pedestrian street in the district of Ampelokipi. This and the following picture clearly indicate how this building made an impact in its surroundings...
-View from between two neighbouring blocks of flats. Impressive picture taken from an open space in the neighbouring residential complex where the "Galaxias" (Galaxy) Cinema is located
-Yet another view from Vasilissis Sophias Avenue:
-An unusual view from the rear, depicting the block B, taken from the sidewalk in front the "Ippokrateion" Hospital
-From the same street after having walked a few meters towards the traffic light in Vasilissis Sophias Avenue
-Another view of the rear side of the building depicting both blocks, taken from Sinopis street
-As if waving goodbye in the evening light...
-A last glance of a night view from an Athenian terrace with the Lycabettus Hill next to it...
Epilogue: Ascension in a Declining World
Every serious student of the history of architecture is aware of the megalomania characterizing structures built by powerful regimes with extensive economic or military influence on a global or even regional scale. This creates the common misconception that
because height and size characterizes many structures built during or by an autocratic regime, for whatever reason, they many people tend to make the erroneous assumption that ALL tall and big structures
inherently indicate the existence of autocracy in a built environment, seeking to impose their size over a person's relative freedom and beliefs and consequently, through intimidation, deprive him of the willpower to question authority.
True, height and size were used by totalitarian regimes. However their symbolism goes beyond the arbitrary interpretation relating to the symbolic deprivation of freedom. In recent years, tallness has become a new symbol of artful transcendence. If a man cannot transcend physically, then his creations will. Not as a hubris against the greatness of the divine but as an attempt to touch its essence. Height is a tool, as is a knife. As Vikelas pointed out recently in
Domes - International Review of Architecture, Vol. # 45/03, pp. 118: "High-rises stand at the pinnacle of technology-driven architecture and are proud monuments to human potential". They are there, tall and proud, standing above their creators, reaching for the skies. And,
architecture that reaches for the skies is the product of visionary minds.
As for the ones that do not like tall buildings, I wish them once, just for once in their lives to be in a position to whisper these last words of a man on a wheelchair, yet standing a giant of a man in the respect of his colleagues, having seen iron, freedom and bolt in the last days of his life:
"We did it... We finally did it"…
True creation comes through transcendence, not repetition.
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This thread is dedicated to the memory of our beloved friend and civil engineer, Tasos Rodanas (1926-1970).