ESTABLISHED IN 1857, GAZI BEGAN AS ATHENS' PRIMARY GASWORKS, FUELING THE CITY'S GROWTH FOR OVER A CENTURY. THE AREA, ONCE KNOWN AS GAZOCHORI, WAS A WORKING-CLASS NEIGHBOURHOOD; THE GAS PLANT CEASED OPERATIONS IN 1984, MARKING THE END OF AN ERA.

IN 1999, THE DECOMMISSIONED GASWORKS WERE REBORN AS TECHNOPOLIS, A SPRAWLING 30,000 M² CULTURAL COMPLEX. THIS REVITALISATION PRESERVED THE SITE'S INDUSTRIAL ARCHITECTURE WHILE INTRODUCING SPACES FOR ART EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS, AND FESTIVALS.

TODAY, GAZI IS ONE OF ATHENS’ MOST ELECTRIC DISTRICTS. BY DAY, IT’S GALLERIES, STREET ART, AND STRONG COFFEE. BY NIGHT, IT’S BASS-HEAVY CLUBS, OPEN-AIR BARS, AND LATE-NIGHT BITES UNDER NEON LIGHTS. ARTISTS, MISFITS, AND MODERN MYTH-MAKERS COLLIDE HERE — AND THE ENERGY IS UNMISTAKABLE.

GAZI ISN’T JUST A PLACE. IT’S A FEELING.

IT’S THE HEARTBEAT OF ATHENS AFTER DARK — RAW, REAL, AND ALWAYS ALIVE.

GAZI IS BACK — AND IT’S ABOUT TO MAKE SOME NOISE IN SYDNEY. LAUNCHING MAY 8, THIS LIMITED-TIME POP-UP BRINGS A PIECE OF ATHENS TO DARLINGHURST — WITH GREEK FOOD, WILD ENERGY, AND UNAPOLOGETIC FLAVOUR.