Holy Church of the Sacred Power (Ayìa Dynami)

Beautiful little piece of current and historic religious architecture.

At the intersection of Mitropoleos and Pentelis street, at the centre of Athens, is the picturesque church of Agia Dynami completely surrounded by the modern building of Electra Metropolis Hotel The Agia Dynami (Holy Power) church was built in the 16th century. The name Agia Dynami refers to the Virgin Mary and was given to the church because all pregnant Athenian women in order to give birth to strong children. For this reason the church’s celebration takes place of September 9th, day of the birth of Virgin Mary. Archaeological finds suggest an altar dedicated to Hercules was once situated here. The church sits above a web of underground tunnels once used to smuggle weapons from a nearby arms maker during the Greek War of Independence.

The Holy Church of Hagia Dynamis is a tiny single aisle Orthodox church that is remarkable by the fact that it is the only one in Athens that is surrounded by a much larger modern building. The Orthodox church refused to cede the land to the government of modern Greece when it tried to develop the neighborhood around the church. Not to be outdone, the government built a large structure around the church that had refused to be demolished.

An interesting church, Agia Dinami, surrounded by a modern building. The church was built in the 16th century and was a dependency of the Penteli Monastery.

Athens classics! Beautiful tiny orthodox church with a huge modern building mounting above, as the church was refused to get demolished during city re-planning activities. Must visit.

The hotel tried to stop the church bells. Said the sound annoyed the guests. The priest basically told file a lawsuit. Eventually the hotel backed off. The bells continue to ring blessings. You'll be lucky if the lovely caretaker is there...she's the sister of the priest...smile and speak Greek to her. I don't think she speaks any other language.

Very interesting church, and a hotel built very close to it too the millimeter! Historical and modern area. My boss of a tour guide took us to this spot to show us.

Wow - truely beautiful