▁hotel ▁in ▁Ath ens , ▁Greece . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁S ynt ag ma ▁Square , ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Vas ile os ▁Georg i ou ▁A ' ▁and ▁Pan ep ist imi ou ▁Stre ets . ▁It ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁Lam ps a ▁H ellen ic ▁Hot els . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁structure ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁as ▁a ▁house ▁for ▁Anton is ▁Dim it ri ou , ▁a ▁wealth y ▁Greek ▁business man ▁from ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Lem nos , ▁twelve ▁years ▁after ▁independence ▁of ▁Greece ▁from ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁E f st ath ios ▁Lam ps as , ▁who ▁restored ▁it ▁with ▁an ▁ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁dra ch ma ▁loan ▁and ▁named ▁it ▁" G ran de ▁Bret agne ." ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁the ▁hotel ▁had ▁electric ity ▁installed . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁a ▁new ▁wing ▁on ▁Pan ep ist imi ou ▁Street ▁was ▁inaugur ated , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁another ▁wing ▁on ▁V ou k our esti ou ▁Street . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁Dim it ri ou ' s ▁m ansion ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁wing ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁its ▁place . ▁The ▁architect ▁Kost as ▁V out sin as ▁and ▁the ▁own ers ▁tried ▁to ▁keep ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁style ▁of