Today:
The glorious building of the old Palace, which sits above the Syntagma square, accommodates today the greek Parliament.
Today there is touristic interest in the changing of the guard in front of the Monument to the Uknown Soldier. The official change of guard takes place every Sunday and the ceremony begins around 09:30.
1836: The construction begins for the hosting of the first King of Greece, the Bavarian King Otto.
The construction expenses for the Palace were huge. Marble from the quarries of mount Penteli was used and a large number of specialist builders around Greece and abroad were recruited. A loan of 100.000 golden liras was required for the completion of the project and was taken by the father of King Otto, Ludovik, but was later debited to the greek government.
In front of the old Palace took place the historical events of 3rd September 1843, when King Otto was forced to grant a constitution. It was then that the famous square in front of the old Palace was renamed from Palace square (Anaktoron square) to Constitution square (Syntagma square).
1863: The Palace was inhabited by the new king George. Major renovations were made and the Palace lived days of glory.
In 1884 and 1909, two disastrous fires caused damages and left the previously glorious building half ruined for many years.
1928: Eleutherios Venizelos takes the decision to utilize the old Palace building by accommodating the greek Parliament there. In 1930 began the restructuring of the building and in 1934 the Senate of the time moved in, while the Parliament did so in 1935.