War History in Athens

Discover 5 places to experience unusual war history in Athens.

A large stone 3 and 2-story building with arched windows

Weiler Building

A former military hospital is now used to study and preserve artifacts of the Acropolis.

Building damage 3.

Amalias 42

This building displays the scars of the “Dekemvriana,” a dark time in modern Greek history.

Front view.

Caves of Filopappou Hill

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

Building front

Prosfygika

This once architecturally advanced housing complex is now a haven for squatters that still bears the scars of war.

The memorial.

Gestapo Interrogation Memorial

The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.

Are we missing something unusual in Athens?