Presidential Guard

Evzones of the Presidential Guard march past an open-air exhibition of portraits of heroes from the 1821 War of Independence, placed on the fence of the National Garden in Athens on Tuesday. The event is organized by the Sylvia Ioannou Foundation, the National History Museum and the Municipality of Athens, as part of the celebrations for the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution.

A pair of Evzones, members of the presidential guard, performed the change of guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Parliament on Tuesday dressed in the traditional black Pontian costume to mark the 101st anniversary of the Pontic Genocide.

The new archbishop of America, Elpidophoros, was being enthroned in New York on Saturday at the Holy Trinity Archdiocesan Cathedral, in the presence of hundreds of members of the Greek Orthodox Church and leading representatives of the country's Greek diaspora.

A soldier who had been serving in the Presidential Guard died on Thursday night, the Hellenic Army General Staff announced Friday.
According to a HAGS announcement, the unnamed soldier felt unwell while he was in his barracks and was transferred to the 401 military hospital in Athens where doctors confirmed his death.
The causes of death are being investigated, it added.

In "The Visit," Ersi Krouska and Angelos Skourtis have joined forces for a show created specifically for the Benaki Museum's space at the former Mentis passementerie factory.

A member of the Greek Presidential guard wears a traditional winter cape to protect from low temperatures, following a snowfall in Athens, Tuesday. [Costas Baltas/Reuters]

An officer wipes the brow of a sweating evzone in the Presidential Guard in Athens Friday, as temperatures inched back up to the high-20s Celsius after a spell of wet, cooler weather. Skies will be mostly clear Saturday, with highs in the 30s, though it will start to feel a bit sticky, as rainclouds are set to return Sunday. [Eurokinissi]

Many Athenians felt they were in a Scandinavian country for a while yesterday, with the city centre covered completely in snow. But despite the perfect photo-op Monday offered some, there were those who had quite a tough time while the snow flakes were falling.

The presidential guard, better known as the kilt-wearing Evzones, were once again impressive in their appearance at the annual March 25 Independence Day parade through a rainy central Athens on Wednesday.
The voice-over is commentary, in Greek, obviously, by the presenter for the public broadcaster.

Turkey’s new $615 million, 1,000-room presidential palace is no trifle, so it is perhaps natural for its security to be provided by armed guards who certainly cannot be trifled with.