Athens Greece-1980: Camera Pans Across Two Hotel Facades Above a Tree-Lined Square

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Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationAthens, Attica, Greece
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 · Athens, Attica, Greece
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1980 · Athens & Aegina · Reel 6d23bb2a contains 24 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

urban tourism
hotel architecture
travel observation
public space
city landmarks
everyday street life

Shot type: wide
Camera: pan · handheld · Slightly upward from square level
Setting: outdoor · Urban square facing multistory hotels, with trees and landscaped foreground
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined; trees are in leaf · Bright, pale sky with no visible precipitation
Lighting: Daylight with bright upper facades and shaded foreground
People: 12 · Approximately twelve small, distant pedestrian figures appear along the lower edge; faces, ages and individual clothing details are indistinct.
Vehicles: partially obscured light-colored cars
Landmarks: King George Hotel · Hotel Grande Bretagne · Syntagma Square
Objects: hotel windows · window shades · balconies · rooftop lettering · trees · clipped shrubs · dark blue coverings · foreground railings · rooftop flag
Readable signs: KING GEORGE HOTEL · HOTEL GRANDE BRETAGNE
Colors: pale gray · cream · yellow · dark green · dark blue
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The King George frontage and rooftop lettering dominate the opening view.
The camera pans right across long balconies behind foreground trees.
More of the Grande Bretagne frontage and rooftop lettering enters the composition.

Camera Pans Across Two Hotel Facades Above a Tree-Lined... — Clip Details

Athens, Greece, circa 1980 home movie footage shows the King George and Grande Bretagne hotel facades overlooking Syntagma Square. A short rightward pan moves from rows of shaded windows toward long balconies and the adjoining frontage, with both hotel names visible along the roofline. Trees, clipped shrubs, dark blue street-level coverings and distant pedestrians fill the foreground beneath the pale buildings.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004342

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1980 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Athens, Attica, Greece Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports documentary requests for Athens hotel exteriors and Syntagma Square travel footage circa 1980.
Period detail: Projecting window shades, balcony rows and partly hidden cars provide period texture without fixing a precise year.
Home-movie behavior: The brief handheld sweep records a visitor's attention to prominent buildings and their rooftop names.
What appears in frame: The view contains pale hotel facades, shaded windows, long balconies, rooftop lettering, leafy trees, clipped shrubs and distant pedestrians.
Film character: Grain, soft detail, a yellow-green cast and dense foreground shadows give the projected film transfer its archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a short establishing insert or geographic cutaway within an Athens travel sequence.
Historical context: The two named hotels anchor the view to Syntagma Square and show their adjoining frontages above a landscaped public foreground.
Research note: Hotel names, a facade emblem and privately owned exteriors are visible; film copyright is separate from trademark, property and any likeness permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for Syntagma Square hotels, King George exterior, Grande Bretagne frontage and Athens small-gauge home movies circa 1980.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's Athens marching band and rainy Syntagma Square views, then Athens footage circa 1980, followed by other hotel and urban travel exteriors.

Still Frames From This Clip

King George Hotel beside balcony-lined frontage at Syntagma Square, Athens, circa 1980, with trees and distant pedestrians below. — The opening view favors the King George facade and its rooftop name.
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A rightward view across the King George and neighboring hotel frontage in Syntagma Square, Athens, circa 1980. — The pan shifts across the window grid toward the long balcony rows.
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Hotel Grande Bretagne rooftop lettering and facade come further into view during the pan across Syntagma Square, Athens, circa 1980. — The Grande Bretagne name becomes more prominent as the camera moves right.
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The closing composition shows Grande Bretagne and adjoining balconies above the trees of Syntagma Square, Athens, circa 1980. — The final view includes more of the right-hand frontage and a small rooftop flag.
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