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Families of Old Xanthi
This route is about 2 km, lasting about 60 minutes and of moderate difficulty. In it you will meet the families of old Xanthi, who in various ways contributed to the history of Xanthi, but also to the form that the old town has today. Touring the residences of old families of Xanthi, rather unknown aspects of their family stories will unfold and important personalities of the city will be pulled out of oblivion.

Some of the most important families of the Greek Orthodox community are: Chasirtzoglou, Stalios, Sigalas, Valixoglou, Michaloglou, Metaxas, Leontaridis, Blatsios, Angelos, Alexiou, Kalevras, Kougioumtzoglou, Kaloudis, Adamides, Christidis, Karadimoglou, Alatas. Also important were the families of Ottoman commanders, such as Hamdi Bey, Muzaffer Bey, Hilmi Pasha and Memet Pasha, as well as the Jewish families of Aaron Moses and the Cohens.

Through this route, the population composition of the city will be revealed, the religions combination that existed and exists until today, the economic and social stratification in direct correlation with the type and form of residence and the type of professions developed. Many names, marking streets in old Xanthi, will come alive and will be understood through this route.

90. Karantai House

Brief documentation:

This building today belongs to the Karadai family. It was built at an unknown date.
The building at 10 Mavromichali Street is an impressive building, with a semi-basement, an elevated ground floor and two floors above it. Step cornices separate the different levels. Its façade is dominated by two balconies with elaborate ironwork on the two floors, which are covered and supported by iron corbels. At the same time, there are special neoclassical features in the building, such as intense symmetry and the existence of many openings, which offer plenty of light inside and lighten the robustness and volume of the building. All windows are crowned with a frame and a stepped cornice.
The wooden front door has two marble pilasters with overhead on either side, while it is crowned with an arched skylight with impressive protective ironing. Iron bars also protect the windows of the semi-basement and ground floor.
The curved beveled angles of the building at the corners of the ground floor make it lighter. At the corners of the floors there are pilasters with capitals.

Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST

History:

The building today belongs to the Karantai family. It was built at an unknown date.

Elements of architecture:

The building at 10 Mavromichali Street is an impressive building, with a semi-basement, an elevated ground floor and two floors above it. Step cornices separate the different levels. Its façade is dominated by two balconies with elaborate ironwork on the two floors, which are covered and supported by iron corbels. At the same time, there are special neoclassical features in the building, such as intense symmetry and the existence of many openings, which offer plenty of light inside and lighten the robustness and volume of the building. All windows are crowned with a frame and a stepped cornice.
The wooden front door has two marble pilasters with overhead on either side, while it is crowned with an arched skylight with impressive protective ironing. Iron bars also protect the windows of the semi-basement and ground floor.

Description of other elements:

The curved beveled angles of the building make it lighter. At the corners of the floors there are pilasters with capitals.

Purpose - Use: Residence

Characterization: ΥMATH/5385/24-11-1995, ΦΕΚ 1097/Δ/1995

Dating (period): Unknown

Year of construction: Unknown

Location of the monument: 41.14285, 24.88708

Bibliographic references:

•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 72  

 Address: Mavromichali 10

Visitable: No

 

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