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'''Andreas Syngros''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] Ανδρέας Συγγρός}}) ([[October 12]], [[1830]]–[[February 13]], [[1899]]) was a [[Greeks|Greek]] banker from [[Constantinople]] and a philanthropist.

Born in Constantinople of [[Chios|Chiot]] parents, Syngros was one of the founders of the Bank of Constantinople along with [[Stephanos Skouloudis]]. Syngros married Iphigenia Mavrokordatou of the wealthy merchant Mavrokordatos family; they never had any children. They moved to [[Athens]] in [[1871]] where Syngros planned to found a new bank. Buying land from the widow of [[Dimitrios Rallis]], Syngros engaged the well-known Athenian architect [[Nikolaos Soutsos]] who built his home based on plans by the German Ernst Ziller, across from the Royal Palace.<ref>[http://www2.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/The+Ministry/Historical+Background/Facilities| Greek Foreign Ministry]</ref> Today the mansion is the headquarters of the [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Greek Foreign Ministry]], having been left to the state by his widow.

In Athens, Syngros founded the Pistotiki Bank (Bank of Credit).<ref>[http://www.levantine.plus.com/testi44.htm| Levantine Heritage]</ref> He also became involved in numerous works of public philanthropy, including building an avenue from the Royal Palace to the bay at [[Faliro]] (named after him today, [[Andrea Syngrou Avenue|Syngrou Avenue]]) and he was responsible for completing the [[Corinth Canal]], one of the great feats of engineering in Greece, in 1893.

Syngros died in Athens in [[1899]].

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	Born in Constantinople of [[Chios\|Chiot]] parents, Syngros was one of the founders of the Bank of Constantinople along with [[Stephanos Skouloudis]]. Syngros married Iphigenia Mavrokordatou of the wealthy merchant Mavrokordatos family; they never had any children. They moved to [[Athens]] in [[1871]] where Syngros planned to found a new bank. Buying land from the widow of [[Dimitrios Rallis]], Syngros engaged the well-known Athenian architect [[Nikolaos Soutsos]] who built his home based on plans by the German Ernst Ziller, across from the Royal Palace.<ref>[http://www2.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/The+Ministry/Historical+Background/Facilities\| Greek Foreign Ministry]</ref> Today the mansion is the headquarters of the [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)\|Greek Foreign Ministry]], having been left to the state by his widow.		Born in Constantinople of [[Chios\|Chiot]] parents, Syngros was one of the founders of the Bank of Constantinople along with [[Stephanos Skouloudis]]. Syngros married Iphigenia Mavrokordatou of the wealthy merchant Mavrokordatos family; they never had any children. They moved to [[Athens]] in [[1871]] where Syngros planned to found a new bank. Buying land from the widow of [[Dimitrios Rallis]], Syngros engaged the well-known Athenian architect [[Nikolaos Soutsos]] who built his home based on plans by the German Ernst Ziller, across from the Royal Palace.<ref>[http://www2.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/The+Ministry/Historical+Background/Facilities\| Greek Foreign Ministry]</ref> Today the mansion is the headquarters of the [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)\|Greek Foreign Ministry]], having been left to the state by his widow.

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Irlandos at 16:31, February 11, 2008

Irlandos: New page: '''Andreas Syngros''' (Greek Ανδρέας Συγγρός}}) (October 12, 1830–February 13, 1899) was a Greek banker from [[Constantino...