Holy Church of Saint Andrew

The Church of Saint Andrew stands on the hill of the homonymous district in Lavrio. It was built in honor of Andreas Kordellas (1836–1909), the mineralogist regarded as the reviver of modern Lavrio. Construction began in 1867 and, following various extensions, was completed in 1908, the year of its inauguration.
The church’s bell tower was erected in the early 1900s, replacing an earlier structure. It is a metal construction with neoclassical features, fabricated at the foundries of the Lavrion Metallurgical Company. It rests on four large cast-iron columns anchored to a marble base and reaches a height of nearly 10 meters.
After many years of exposure to weather conditions, as well as later interventions, the condition of the bell tower had become severely deteriorated. Its restoration in 2013 included the removal of later masonry additions and their replacement in order to reinforce the structure, the cleaning of all preserved elements from rust, the reconstruction of the central staircase, the replacement of all corroded metal structural and decorative sheet-metal elements, and the installation of a protective metal enclosure around it.

DONATION OF THE NON-PROFIT CIVIL COMPANY AEGEAS

• Restoration of the Bell Tower of the Holy Church.