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European and Byzantine art in 19th century Xanthi (60')
The route is about 2 km long, lasts about 60 minutes and is of moderate difficulty. This route will give the visitor with artistic interests and quests to get to know European and Byzantine art, as expressed in buildings of old Xanthi in the 19th century.

Starting from the church of Agios Vlasios and ending at the Stavropoulos House, you will visit the churches of old Xanthi with the wood carvings on the iconostasis, the portable icons, the miniature objects, representative samples of the post-Byzantine period. In the buildings of secular architecture you will admire the European style ceiling paintings and frescoes, of the so-called Belle Époque (1871-1914).

In the old churches it is worth observing the Byzantine portable icons that bear strong western iconographic influences, mixed with traditional Byzantine standards and follow theological concepts after the 1453 conquest. They are created either by workshops active in Thrace or northern Greece (e.g. the workshop of Ainos), or by the Mount Athos workshop (e.g. the painters Nikiforos and his student Ioasaf), or by individual painters (e.g. Nikolaos from Hasköy in Constantinople, Thassios M. Evangelidis, Patrinos Takis Prionas).

It is also worth noting the crucifix in the Church of Agios Georgios, a work of Fotis Kontoglou (1959), the embroidered icon of Archangel Michael in the Church of the Taxiarchs, the marble relief candlestand in the Church of Agios Vlasios.

On the other hand, in the rich neoclassical residences one can see works of Bavarian or German painters, such as the frescoes in the Houses of Kougioumtzoglou, Stavropoulos and Michaloglou or the goddesses from the twelve Gods, which adorn the staircase of the Metaxas House. Of interest are the ceiling paintings with decorative and floral motifs in the Daniel Mansion and the Moses Mansion, while a unique example of neoclassical sculpture in the city is the statue in the courtyard of the Church of St. George.

98. Stavropoulos House

Brief documentation:

The house was built in the district of Akathist Hymn in 1900 by Avgoustis Stavropoulos, who was engaged in the trade of hardware, ironmongery and colonial goods. This illustrious family was one of the first in Xanthi to buy a car in 1920.
The building belongs to the descendant of the family, Aikaterini (Kaiti) Stavropoulou-Vlachou, a distinguished painter. Her works, which are distinguished by realism, are also exhibited in the Municipal Art Gallery of Xanthi.
The building is a three-storey mansion with neoclassical influences, ground floor and two floors. The different floors of the building are separated by a line, while pilasters and stepped cornices are formed at the corners.
The many openings in the façade of the building have simple frames, are arranged in perfect symmetry and offer plenty of light inside the building. The windows of the upper floor have stepped sills and cornices and are closed with French shutters.
The façade is characterized by the balcony in the center of the second floor, above the staircase and the main entrance that opens onto the first floor. The balcony, decorated with iron rosettes, is supported with iron corbels.
The building inside preserves various frescoes by M. Dimopoulos, depicting landscapes etc. 

Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL/HISTORICAL/CULTURAL/FOLKLORE INTEREST

History:

he house was built in the district of Akathisto Hymn in 1900 by Avgoustis Stavropoulos, who was engaged in the trade of hardware, ironmongery and colonial goods. This illustrious family was one of the first in Xanthi to buy a car in 1920.
The building belongs to the descendant of the family, Aikaterini (Kaiti) Stavropoulou-Vlachou, a retired kindergarten teacher and distinguished painter. Her works, which are distinguished by realism, are also exhibited in the Municipal Art Gallery of Xanthi.

Elements of architecture:

The building is a three-storey mansion built on particularly sloping ground. It has neoclassical influences, ground floor and two floors. The different floors of the building are separated by a line, while pilasters and stepped cornices are formed at the corners.
The many openings in the façade of the building have simple frames, are arranged in perfect symmetry and offer plenty of light inside the building. The windows of the upper floor have stepped sills and cornices and are closed with French shutters.

The façade is characterized by the balcony on the second floor above the central staircase and the main entrance on the first floor. The balcony, decorated with iron rosettes, is supported with iron corbels.

Description of other elements:

 The building inside preserves various frescoes by M. Dimopoulos, depicting landscapes etc.

Purpose - Use: Residence

Characterization: Ministry of Culture / Ministry of Culture / DILAP / C / 2625 / 43281 / 12-01-1989, Government Gazette 72 / B / 01-02- 1989

Dating (period): Early 20th century

Year of construction: 1900

Location of the monument: 41.14436, 24.88518

Bibliographic references:

•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 115

 Address: Vyronos 8

Visitable: No

 

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