In the neighborhoods of Agios Vlasios and Agios Georgios

The route is about 2 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 the Michaloglou Mansions, the Karabetsis Mansion with its painted exterior decoration and the majestic Mansion of Hilmi Pasha.

The development of these districts around religious and at the same time social centers, in a multicultural regime, led to the diverse urban landscape that the visitor will encounter. The route starts from shops that existed in the commercial part of these districts, passes by mansions, such as the mansion of Hamdi Bey, and ends by highlighting various points around G. Ladas or Antikas Square.

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31. Two-storey brick house

Brief documentation:

The building was erected in the early 20th century.
It is a narrow-fronted middle-class residence, built in the district of Agios Georgios. The building has a semi-basement, ground floor and first floor, with these various levels separated by a flat or stepped cornice, on the ground floor and on the first floor respectively. There are decorative cornices on the coronation of the masonry.
The entrance to the building is placed on the right side of the house, while the façade is dominated by many windows, which give plenty of light to the interior of the house. Above the central arched entrance there is an arched skylight and above it a balcony with iron railings. Under the window openings, decorative frames are created, which recede in the ground floor and protrude in the first floor, while on either side of the windows decorative false pillars are formed, which are crowned with false capitals.
The building was created in imitation of similar constructions in England. Its main feature is that it is made and decorated with red plinths.

Category of thematic interest: ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST

History:

The building was erected in the early 20th century.

Elements of architecture:

It is a narrow-fronted middle-class residence, built in the district of Agios Georgios. The building has a semi-basement, ground floor and first floor, with these various levels separated by a flat or stepped cornice, on the ground floor and on the first floor respectively. There are decorative cornices on the coronation of the masonry.
The entrance to the building is placed on the right side of the house, while the façade is dominated by many windows, which give plenty of light to the interior of the house. Above the central arched entrance there is an arched skylight and above it a balcony with iron railings. Under the window openings, decorative frames are created, which recede in the ground floor and protrude in the first floor, while on either side of the windows decorative false pillars are formed, which are crowned with false capitals.

Description of other elements:

The building was created in imitation of similar constructions in England. Its main feature is that it is made and decorated with red plinths.

Purpose - Use: Residence

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

Dating (period): Early 20th century

Year of construction: Early 20th century

Location of the monument: 41.14272, 24.88619

Bibliographic references:

• D. Mavridis (ed.). Xanthi, the city with a thousand colors. Xanthi, PAKETHRA 2008, p. 185

Address: Taxiarchon 12

Visitable: No