The Old Royal Palace in Athens is a Greek Revival, or Neoclassical, building designed by Friedrich von Gärtner for King Otto. Ludwig I of Bavaria paid for it as a personal loan to Otto. Construction began on February 6, 1836. Gärtner completed the designs in Munich. The article gives conflicting dates, 1836 to 1843 in its lead and 1836 to 1847 in its body, with 1843 as the inauguration year.
The three-story building used stone from Hymettus, Lycabettus and Pinakota and marble from Penteli. Its east and west facades are about 295 feet (90 m) long, and the other two about 262 feet (80 m).
Otto and Queen Amélie moved in during 1843. A fire in 1909 devastated the palace, and George I moved elsewhere. The Parliament moved in in 1929, and Andreas Kriezis oversaw its transformation. It remains Parliament's headquarters, and the Evzones change guard outside.
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