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| Varvakeio High School | |
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 The Varvakeio school in 1867 | |
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| Type | Public Model (Πρότυπο) High School |
| Established | 1860 |
| Founder | Ioannis Varvakis |
The Varvakeio High School (Greek: Πρότυπο Γυμνάσιο & ΓΕ.Λ. Βαρβακείου Σχολής) is a public Greek junior high school and high school located in Psychiko. It was founded by Ioannis Varvakis, who donated a big part of his fortune to the state, in order to build a public, fee-less high school. The realization of Varvakis' dream came true after his death as the building was opened in 1860, initially across from the present-day Varvakios Agora (central market).[1] Badly damaged in the civil war, the original Panagis Kalkos-designed building was demolished in 1955 or 1956.[2] The school moved several times before settling on its current location in Psychiko in 1983. Originally all-male, the school became co-ed in 1979.
- ^ 150 χρόνια Βαρβάκειο (Varvakeio, 150 years of history), Varvakeion Idryma
- ^ Athens. Greek Ministry of Culture Direction of Antiquities. 1990. ISBN 978-960-214-951-5.
the Varvakeion School (P. Kalkos, 1857, demolished in 1956)