page_title: Varvakeio
hierarchical_section_title: Varvakeio
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Historische Aufnahme der "Barbakeion Schule" in Athen, 19. Jahrhundert
context_page_description: The Varvakeio High School is a public Greek junior high school and high school located in Psychiko. It was founded by Ioannis Varvakis, who donated a big part of his fortune to the state, in order to build a public, fee-less high school. The realization of Varvakis' dream came true after his death as the building was opened in 1860, initially across from the present day central market. Badly damaged in the civil war, the original building was demolished in 1955; the school moved several times before settling on its current location in Psychiko in 1983. Originally all-male, school went coed in 1979.
context_section_description: The Varvakeio High School (Greek: Πρότυπο Γυμνάσιο & ΓΕ.Λ Βαρβακείου Σχολής) is a public Greek junior high school and high school  located in Psychiko. It was founded by Ioannis Varvakis, who donated a big part of his fortune to the state, in order to build a public, fee-less high school. The realization of Varvakis' dream came true after his death as the building was opened in 1860, initially across from the present day central market. Badly damaged in the civil war, the original building was demolished in 1955; the school moved several times before settling on its current location in Psychiko in 1983. Originally all-male, school went coed in 1979.
caption: The Varvakeio school in 1867
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