Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai
| Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Athens, Greece |
| Affiliation | Greek Orthodox |
| District | Archbishopric of Athens |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Ioannis Papadakis, Georgios Nomikos |
| Architectural style | Byzantine Revival architecture |
| Completed | 1930 (Partly) |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 58 m (outer) |
| Width | 45 m (outer) |
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 58 m and width 45 m making it the largest church in Athens and the second largest church in Greece after St Andrew's Cathedral, Patras. The church is in the downtown of the modern city of Athens, close to the high-traffic Acharnon Avenue.
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[2].
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Coordinates: 38°00′27″N 23°43′44″E / 38.00750°N 23.72889°E