With its large windows, skylights and semi-enclosed spaces, the building is quite representative of aristocratic architecture during the Ottoman Empire.
The stone-built ground floor is comprised of three closed rooms and the portico.
According to Theodoropoulos, the Benizelos family situated the auxiliary functions of the house and installations relating to economic activities on the ground floor.
The rooms of the ground floor, the Late Roman wall, as well as the arcade of the portico supported by slender monolithic marble columns and decorated with leaves preserve evidence of the construction history of the mansion.
"In the court we can see the late Roman wall from the 3rd century A.C., the ground floor was made from stone in the 16th century," Theodoropoulos stated.
The Benizelos mansion has attracted thousands of visitors from across the country and abroad. But, also, a numerous musical and theatrical events have been hosted in the two yards of the buildings, academics lectures and book presentations in the upper floor.
For 2018, the museum will collaborate with the Athens Festival to hold musical performances at the beautiful portico.
Walking around the museum the visitor can learn more about the building's history through its interactive digital applications like visual material, video projections, audio applications and digital interactive exhibits.
"We made good use of the new technologies, there are videos in the ground floor and in the upper story in Greek and in English for the visitor to watch and learn about the history of that era," Theodoropoulos said.
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