Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday visited the port city of Piraeus, the under construction Courthouse and the construction site of the new Museum of Marine Antiquities, “just two of the projects, which essentially contribute to changing the image of the Piraeus area.”
“When completed, it will be by far the most modern Courthouse of the country. And of course, a very important additional intervention for the overall development of Piraeus, in which very important things are being implemented over the last years,” said Mitsotakis.
The new Courthouse in Piraeus will be the first “green”, zero emission public building in the country and the first with LEED gold level certification. It will consist of a basement, ground floor and five floors, with an internal uncovered area. It will also include more than 360 parking spaces and will be served by public transport, while sports facilities of 1,500 sq.m. will be created on an adjacent plot. In addition, a new internal controlled access road will be built for transit vehicles and Hellenic Police vehicles.
The Courthouse will cover 41,000 square meters, while five of the 1.7 hectares of the plot have been granted to the Municipality of Piraeus for the construction of a square. The project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2026 and is implemented within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0”.
The next stop of the visit was the construction site of the new Museum of Marine Antiquities, at the port of Piraeus. The Prime Minister, accompanied by the Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni and the Mayor of Piraeus, Yiannis Moralis, was informed about the progress of the works and the timetable for the implementation, while he attended a presentation on the restoration plan for the surrounding area.
The Museum will focus on the relations of the Greeks with the sea from the antiquity to the beginning of the 20th century, covering a period of more than 3,000 years, which makes it unique in the world, while it will also discuss the current issue of climate change and its effect on the sea. The complex will include, among other things, a water feature and an amphitheatre, while the plan envisages the preservation of Piraeus landmarks, such as the clock on top of the under-reconstruction SILO, which was built in 1936.
Concluding his visit, Mitsotakis stated: “I am particularly glad that I was given the opportunity today, in Piraeus, to visit two very important projects, which are in progress: The new Courthouse, which will also be completed in 2026, and the construction site of the new Museum of Maritime Antiquities, a museum that our country has needed for many decades, as the Greek people, the Greek culture is identified with the sea. In this new state-of-the-art museum, visitors will be able to take a tour of this very strong relationship between Greece and the sea.”
On her part, the Minister of Culture stated: “The Museum of Marine Antiquities is a pioneering and innovative museum, which highlights, in addition to the thousands of findings that have been emerging from the bottom of the Greek seas for years now, the essential relationship, the catalytic relationship of the Greek people with the sea and the enormous importance, the historical importance of shipping for the social and economic development of our country. A new museum of 26,000 square meters will be opened to the public in 2026. It will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister, I want to believe, in the summer of 2026.”
The mayor of Piraeus, Yiannis Moralis, underlined: “We welcomed the prime minister today in Piraeus with joy. We have overseen two very important projects for our city, both financed by the Recovery Fund – the new Piraeus Courthouse, the most modern courthouse in the country when it is completed, in 2026, and of course, a landmark for Piraeus and for the whole country, the particular Museum at the SILO, of Marine Antiquities. Piraeus is moving forward and these two important projects contribute very positively to its progress.”
