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Evangelos Zappas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Evangelis Zappas (1800–1865), aka Evangelos Zappas, was a businessman, philanthropist, and founder of the modern international Olympic Games. He was born in 1800 in Ottoman-occupied Greece in a villag...
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The Zappeion is a building in the National Gardens of Athens in the heart of Athens, Greece. It is generally used for meetings and ceremonies, both official and private. Constructing the Zappeion...
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Zappas was a philanthropist who financed the revival of the modern Olympic Games approximately 1,460 years after the Ancient Olympic Games had been banned by the first Christian Roman Emperor Theodosius I. He was also known as Evangelos Zappas in Greece and Evanghelie Zappa in Romania (Wallachia and Moldavia).
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They had already been revived in Athens in 1859 by Evangelis Zappas, a Greek billionaire philanthropist who had sponsored the Games and the refurbishment of the ancient Panathenian stadium. Olympic Games took place in Athens in 1859, 1870 and 1875. Yours faithfully, Zappas.org Recommended reading by Zappas.org:
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Evangelos Zappas (1800 – June 19, 1865) was a Greek businessman and financier. Those Games were not held again during Zappas's lifetime, Zappas's Games were a part of Pierre de Coubertin's inspiration for the modern Olympic movement, which resulted in the current format of the Olympic Games.
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THE 200TH BIRTHDAY By Dr. Karl Lennartz OF EVANGELOS ZAPPAS He was a Greek merchant and patriot, living in Romania. In 1856 he made the proposal to the Greek foreign minister to renew the Olympic Games. He promised to pay the cost with his fortune. Zappas agreed; so in 1859, The Zappeion, above, and Evangelos Zappas,
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Evangelos Zappas was born in 1800, in a village of Epirus, Northern Greece. He lived in Romania, where he became one of the richest men in Eastern Europe, The Zappeion Megaron (or Mansion) was built with funds provided by Evangelos Zappas for the needs of the Olympic exhibitions and it was inaugurated in 1888.Â...
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Following some delay, on January 20, 1874 the cornerstone of the building was laid.[1] This new building would be designed by Danish architect Theophil Hansen.[2] Finally on October 20, 1888 the Zappeion opened.[3] Unfortunately for its creator Evangelos Zappas, he did not live long enough to see his creatio...
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Evangelos Zappas, (1800-1865), a wealthy Greek landowner living in Bucharest, was deeply touched by an article written by the Greek poet Alexandros Soutsos that called for the revival of the Games. Zappas decided to propagate Soutsos' idea and, well before the 1896 Games, financed the Zappian Olympic Games, a mixed...
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The Zappeion. In 1869 The Greek Parliament allocated 80 [3] Finally on October 20 1888 the Zappeion opened.[3] Unfortunately for its benefactor Evangelos Zappas, he did not live long enough to see the Zappeion built. His cousin Konstantinos Zappas was nominated by Evangelos Zappas to complete this building.[6]
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