Stamatios Kleanthis
Σταμάτιος Κλεάνθης
Born	1802 Velventos,Kozani,Ottoman Greece(modern-dayGreece)
Died	1862 (aged 59–60) Athens,Kingdom of Greece(modern-day Greece)
Nationality	Greek
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Architecture

Stamatios "Stamatis"Kleanthis (Greek:Σταμάτιος (Σταμάτης) Κλεάνθης; 1802–1862) was aGreek architect.

Stamatios Kleanthis was born to aMacedonian Greek family in the town ofVelventos inKozani,Macedonia in 1802.^[1][2] As a youth he moved toBucharest where he studied at the Greek School. On 1821, as member of theSacred Band, he fought in the insurrection against the Turks led byAlexander Ypsilanti and was captured at theBattle of Dragashani. After escaping, he traveled toVienna, and then toLeipzig, where he studied architecture. Afterwards he pursued his studies further in Berlin withKarl Friedrich Schinkel.

After graduation, he returned with his colleague and friendEduard Schaubert to Greece, where they were appointed public engineers byIoannis Kapodistrias. On 1832 they created a new city plan for Athens, which included wide avenues, gardens and grand public buildings and gave the first street names in Athens. The plan was however simplified byLeo von Klenze, as it was considered too expensive. After disagreements with the administration, Kleanthis resigned his position.

Kleanthis gained great wealth not only through architecture, but also through the marble quarries he operated on the island ofParos. Marble from his quarries received a gold medal at the LondonGreat Exhibition in 1851.

On 1862 he was seriously injured in an accident in a quarry and he was transported to Athens, where he died.^{[citation needed]}

Kleanthis designed many important buildings in Athens, including theDuchess of Plaisance's mansion inPenteli,Rododafni Castle and Villa Ilissia (today theByzantine & Christian Museum of Athens). TheUniversity of Athens was initially accommodated in his house inPlaka, which now houses theAthens University Museum.

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  Villa Illision (today theByzantine & Christian Museum)
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  Palamas building, Athens
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  Tourelle forSophie de Marbois-Lebrun, Duchess of Plaisance inPenteli
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  Anglican Church of Saint Paul, Athens
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  Athens University Museum

• Information about distinguished people from Velvento, including a photograph of Stamatis Kleanthis at theWayback Machine (archived September 8, 2005)

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