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In the neighborhood of Kavaki
The route is about 1 km long, lasts about 50 minutes and is of moderate difficulty. It gives the visitor the opportunity to explore the so-called Kavaki, a picturesque district at the southeastern end of old Xanthi, located in the immediate vicinity of the river Kosynthos.

The district was named after a poplar tree (kavaki) that is said to have existed in the courtyard of the church of Pammegistoi Taxiarchs, a three-aisled basilica inextricably linked to the area. Starting from the homonymous square, the traveler will be able to see small and large traditional buildings, which coexist in narrow streets and compose the landscape of a neighborhood, which was created by tobacco workers and small professionals.

Alongside these buildings, however, other impressive ones coexist, such as the Mega Kin Cinema, the Karadimoglou Mansion and the Xenia Hotel, where the route ends. Thus, the visitor can explore the harmonious coexistence of traditional and modern architectural elements, which characterize the city of Xanthi and are perfectly expressed in the district of Kavaki.

95. Shop & Home - CiSmART Pottery

Brief documentation:

This building, at 8 Ioakeim Sgourou Street in the old Xanthi, was built in the early 20th century and was used as an agency of the British fire insurance company "National" by Dimitrios Daniel, while the upper floor was used as a residence.
Later it was repeatedly resold to new owners, while in recent years the semi-basement has housed the art gallery BALKAN ART GALLERY and more recently the ceramics workshop CiSmART Pottery of the artist Maria Arapaki. It is a building with neoclassical elements, which has a semi-basement, an elevated ground floor and an upper floor. The corner pilasters of the building have horizontal linear decoration and coarsely designed capitals, in the openings there are stepped lintels and sills, while frames separate the different levels of the building. The upper floor is separated from the other levels of the building, has more windows and protrudes from the ground floor, forming a peculiar sachnisi that is supported by iron bars and offers more space to the house. The eaves, protruding on the flat roof, form a balcony with a protective metal parapet.

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

History:

This building was built in the early 20th century and was used as an agency of the British fire insurance company "National" by Dimitrios Daniel, while the upper floor was used as a residence. Later it was repeatedly resold to new owners. In recent years, the semi-basement has housed an art gallery and recently Maria Arapaki's CiSmART Pottery ceramic workshop.

Elements of architecture:

It is a building with neoclassical elements, which has a semi-basement, an elevated ground floor and an upper floor. The corner pilasters of the building have horizontal linear decoration and coarsely designed capitals, in the openings there are stepped lintels and sills, while frames separate the different levels of the building. The upper floor is separated from the other levels of the building, has more windows and protrudes from the ground floor, forming a peculiar sachnisi that is supported by iron bars and offers more space to the house.

Description of other elements:

The eaves, protruding on the flat roof, form a balcony with a protective metal parapet.

Purpose - Use: Residence, Commercial space, Cultural site

Characterization: Ministry of Culture / DILAP / C / 1391 / 19776 / 02-06-1986, Government Gazette 522 / B / 21-07-1986

Dating (period): Early 20th century

Year of construction: Early 20th century

Location of the monument: 41.14329, 24.88721

Bibliographic references:

•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 92

 Address: Ioakeim Sgourou 8

Visitable: No

 

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