Experts' Choice Award Grigoris Lambrakis Monument
What the experts agree on
This dramatic bronze monument commemorates a pivotal moment in Greek history—the assassination that triggered the 1967 dictatorship. Upraised arms and a sculpted dove mark the solemn tribute.
“The murder precipitated the events leading to the 1967–74 dictatorship of the colonels. A dramatic bronze head and arm, above which flutters a sculpted dove, marks the spot.”
– Fodor's
Frommer's "Lambrakis's assassination and the protests that followed were part of a long series of events culminating in the dictatorship...the bronze monument shows a figure with arms upraised" Full review
