In the neighborhoods of Agios Vlasios and Agios Georgios
The route is about 1 km long, lasts about 60 minutes and is of moderate difficulty. In it, the visitor will discover the influence of the Greek Orthodox community on the urban fabric of old Xanthi.

Focusing on the two Orthodox churches of Agios Vlasios and Agios Georgios, two homonymous districts were developed, with buildings of rich tobacco merchants, who benefited the two churches respectively.

These neighborhoods were inhabited by members of the rising class of tobacco merchants, who built large mansions such as those of Michaloglou and Karabetsis. The development of these neighborhoods around religious and at the same time social centers, in a multicultural context, led to the diverse urban landscape that the visitor will encounter, starting from the Mansion of Hamdi Bey and highlighting various points around G. Ladas or Antikas Square.

41. Metaxas Mansion

Brief documentation:

The building was built in 1900, as evidenced by the dedicatory inscription located above the main entrance, in the area of the districts of Agios Georgios – Agios Vlasios by the tobacco trading family Metaxas.
It is an imposing three-storey mansion of bourgeois character. The architectural style of the building is influenced by neoclassicism. Its exterior includes a number of decorative elements, such as false pillars with false capitals, cornice on the windows, the main entrance and the coronation of the masonry, as well as decorative sculptural elements on the window frames.
The main entrance of the mansion is arched and includes a dedicatory inscription and a ceramic lion's head as a decorative element.
The building has two balconies with ornate ironwork and painting decoration of folk aesthetics on the lower side. The staircase of the entrance is also decorated with a painting depicting the four goddesses of antiquity Athena, Artemis, Hera and Aphrodite.
In front of the building there is a small courtyard, surrounded by an iron courtyard, which is decorated with propellers and spears.


Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST


History:

The building was erected in 1900, as evidenced by the dedicatory inscription located above the main entrance of the building. It is located in the area of the districts of Agios Georgios – Agios Vlasios and belonged to the homonymous tobacco trading family. The building was originally designed to function as a residence and does not seem to have changed use since its foundation.


Elements of architecture:

It is an imposing three-storey mansion of bourgeois character, which is built according to the standards of neoclassicism. The exterior of the building is constructed with absolute symmetry and includes a number of decorative elements, such as false pillars with false capitals, cornice on the windows, the main entrance and the coronation of the masonry, as well as decorative sculptural elements on the window frames.
The main entrance of the mansion is arched and includes a dedicatory inscription and a ceramic lion's head as a decorative element.


Description of other elements:

The building has two balconies with ornate ironwork, which are decorated with paintings of folk aesthetics in the their underside.
The staircase of the entrance also includes painting decoration depicting the four goddesses of antiquity Athena, Artemis, Hera and Aphrodite. In front of the building there is a small courtyard, surrounded by an iron rail, which is decorated with propellers and spears.


Purpose - Use: Residence


Characterization: Preservable, Institution of the Ministry of Education, Category "A", Decision 5385, Government Gazette 1097/95


Dating (period): Early 20th century


Year of construction: 1900


Location of the monument: 41.141743762449345, 24.885384011219628


Bibliographic references:

•    Dimitris Mavridis, Angelophylaktos Xanthi, Holy Metropolis of Xanthi and Peritheoriou, Xanthi 2007
•    Dimitris Mavridis, Houses of Xanthi, Holy Metropolis of Xanthi and Peritheoriou – D.E.A.X., Xanthi 2009
•    Eleni Kouni, Vasilis Aivaliotis, Sofia Adamantidou, Lefteris Kounis and jewelry in Xanthi, P.A.KE.THRA. – d.e.a.x., Xanthi 2006
•    Xanthi. The city with a thousand colors, MUNICIPALITY OF XANTHI – P.A.KE.THRA., XANTHI 2008
•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: MUNICIPALITY OF XANTHI, P. 163


 Address:  Markou Botsari 26


Visitable: No

 

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