Voukourestiou Street [SEP] named after
Voukourestiou Street
Voukourestiou Street (Greek: Οδός Βουκουρεστίου, "Odos Voukourestiou") named after the Treaty of Bucharest, which in 1913 ended the second Balkan War, is a rather narrow street in the Kolonaki district of Athens known for its high-end boutiques. Starting in the 1950s, this street was popular for hip and trendy European and American goods in the Greek capital as well as gold and jewellery shops. Running from Stadiou Street to the slope of Mt. Lycabettus, the street epitomized fancy shopping in Greece for generations
with an 800,000 drachma loan and named it "Grande Bretagne." By 1888 the hotel had electricity installed. In November 1930 a new wing on Panepistimiou Street was inaugurated and in 1950 another wing on Voukourestiou Street. In 1957 Dimitriou's mansion was demolished and a new wing was built on its place. The architect Kostas Voutsinas and the owners tried to keep much of the style of the original building.
During the Greco-Italian War and the Battle of Greece in 1940–41, the hotel housed the Greek General Headquarters.