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Courtyard
The gas production procedure at the former gas factory began in the courtyard. The presence of the imposing floodlit smokestacks takes us back in time to the site where coal was gathered from warehouses in Athens and Piraeus and weighed. This was where the production of the main by-product of gas - known as coke - took place.
Today, the old factory's courtyard has been adapted so it can host concerts and festivals, theatre and dance performances, children's events, film screenings and modern art exhibitions.
D1
Building - Andreas
Embirikos
Hall
Maria
Callas Museum
D2
Building - Yiannis Ritsos Hall
Athina Municipal Radio 9.84 FM and
Amphitheatre
The second gasometer is home to Athina Municipal Radio 9.84 FM, which began operating in May 1987 and established free broadcasting in Greece. The amphitheatre is suitable for theatre performances, concerts, lectures, seminars, book presentations, etc. The venue also hosts the Museum of Radio Broadcasting which features rare exhibits from the century-long history of radio. Admission is free.
Athens International Radio 104.4 FM, the municipality's station which is geared specifically to the city's foreign nationals and visitors, operates on a 24-hour basis, presenting news and programmes in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Albanian and other languages. The radio station has an exclusive cooperation agreement with the BBC (English), RFI (French) and Deutsche Welle (German).
D4 Building - Angelos Sikelianos Hall
The factory's imposing iron installations,
known as gasometers, were used for the measuring and storage of gas prior to
its distribution.
The second gasometer has been redeveloped and accommodates staff offices on the
ground and 1st floor, while exhibitions, mainly of artistic interest, are held on
the 2nd floor.
The venue's natural lighting and view make it an ideal site for the staging of art exhibitions.
D6 Building - Takis Papatsonis Hall - The Furnaces
The hall incorporating the former furnaces, perhaps Technopolis'
most distinctive space, retains the atmosphere
and feeling of the old factory. The coal was transferred from the courtyard to
this site for the burning process, which separated the gas from its by-products
(coke, rust, tar).
Today, it serves an ideal space for the hosting of a range of visual art exhibitions
(video art, paintings, photography, sculptures, engravings) as well as
alternative theatre and music performances.
D7 Building - Constantine Cavafy Hall
In this room, where one can view an original rail
wagon and tracks, German furnaces which offer better performance had been
installed in order to accelerate the coal-burning process.
This modern industrial space is available for visual exhibitions (video art,
paintings, photography, sculptures, engravings), children's events and music performances.
D10 Building - Kostis Palamas Hall
This site constituted the so-called "purgatory" where the gas, having undergone the freezing process, was channelled through pipes to the "presses" for the final stage of cleaning.
This multi-purpose room, which operates on two levels, is ideally suited to hosting visual exhibitions (video art, paintings, photography, sculptures, engravings), as well as seminars, chamber music performances, conferences, screenings and press conferences.
D12 Building - Nikos Gatsos Hall
Technopolis' largest space, it hosted the factory's machine shop and woodwork shop, and has since been developed into a multi-purpose site for the hosting of exhibitions, conferences etc.
D13 Building - Blacksmith's forge
This space served as a blacksmith's forge (furnace) and today functions as a small-scale exhibition space.
D15 Building
This site housed the factory's third gasometer.
D16 Building - Technopoliseis
Liquid gas production took place in this building, which was constructed in accordance with German technology standards in the 1950s. The space has been restored and maintains all of its original elements. A gift shop operates on the ground floor with a range of memorabilia, small-scale artwork, Technopolis publications, magazines, posters, postcards and other items available for purchase. Opening hours: 10:00-22:00.
Α1 Building - Gaz a l'eau
This site today houses Technopolis' bar-restaurant, where visitors can enjoy coffee, soft drinks or a light meal. It formerly housed a furnace which produced liquid gas, the so-called "gazalo" (Gaz a l'eau), by mixing coke with unburnt coal. Opening hours: 10:00-24:00.
Α8 Building
The factory's administrative offices were located in this building. Today it continues to be used as office space to cover the needs of Technopolis.
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