TO ANTIQUITY AND BEYOND

temple of Athenian architecture in the belly of the Greek capital, Perianth Hotel is far from a misfit in a city rich with relics. Yet this is no ancient homage to the gods. Instead of crumbling columns and intricate bas-reliefs, the Perianth is a Bauhaus beauty and one of scant few surviving examples of Athens’ Modernist movement. While the Acropolis, Roman Forum and other sites of great antiquity have been brought into sharp focus, remaining (rightly) safeguarded, it’s estimated that almost 80 per cent