The Balilla gymnasium, which is now the Piraeus Bank (formerly known as the Agricultural Bank or Agrotiki Trapeza) was designed in 1934 by the Italian architect Beraniti and constructed in 1936, with special additional antiseismic features, due to the devastating experience of the 1933 earthquake. It was built to house the Balilla organisation, where Italian young fascists and black-shirt fascists used to exercise. The overall geometry and form of the building reflect those of the swimming facilities in Italian colonies. Its interior was divided into 8 rooms and the proper gymnasium occupied the front half, at a slightly higher level than the rest of the building.