Titania (Hotel)
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Titania Hotel is a historic hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

 in the center of Athens, Greece. It is located on Panepistimiou Street
Panepistimiou Street
Panepistimiou Street is a major street in Athens that runs one way for non-transit vehicles since 2002 from Amalias Avenue, Syntagma Square and Vassilissis Sofias Avenue to Omonoia Square in which is now a pedestrian crossing and before an intersection...

, in the heart of the historical and commercial centre of the Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 capital, between the two major squares, Syntagma & Omonoia
Omonoia
Omonoia may refer to:*Omonoia Square, one of Athens' main squares, Omonoia Station, the subway station located on the square or Omonoia, the neighborhood around it.*Omonoia , a political and cultural organization of the Greeks living in Albania...

. Titania has been renovated in 2004 and 2007, is decorated with the "pentelikon" marble, and exquisite inlaid mosaics with themes from Greek history. Titania has two of the largest conference centers in central Athens, the "Europa" and "Ouranos", hosting numerous congresses and conventions every year.

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  • Titania Hotel was one of the official hosting places during the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final
    2007 UEFA Champions League Final
    The 2007 UEFA Champions League Final was an association football match between A.C. Milan of Italy and Liverpool F.C. of England on 23 May 2007 at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece. The showpiece event was the final match of the 2006–07 season of Europe's premier cup competition, the UEFA...

     which took place at the Athens Olympic Stadium.
  • During the 2008 Greek riots, Titania's facade entrance was almost destroyed after rioters threw in molotov bombs and stones.

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