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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.

42. Mansion of Triantafyllidis-Tragaki – P.A.KE.THRA.

Brief documentation:

The building was built in 1903 in the district of Agios Georgios on behalf of Eleni Triantafyllidis-Tragaki (1900-1984). In 1995 the Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace declared the mansion a listed building of category A, placing it under absolute protection.
In 2001 the Cultural Development Center of Thrace (P.A.KE.THRA.) purchased the building with the full sponsorship of the A. G. Leventis Cultural Foundation and with the assistance of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage. Its restoration took place gradually until 2012 and today it is the headquarters of PAKETHRA.
The mansion is a three-storey building, of simple architecture, located in the district of Agios Georgios. There is a semi-basement, ground floor, first and second floor. The different levels of the building are defined by a flat cornice (except for the floors). The openings of the building, windows and the entrance, are delimited by simple frames. The windows in the semi-basement and on the first floor have ironwork.
On the first floor, on the side façade, there is a protrusion of the interior, which is constructed according to the Western European standards of erker. Above this protrusion is formed the balcony of the second floor.

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

History:

The building was built in 1903 in the district of Agios Georgios on behalf of Eleni Triantafyllidis-Tragaki (1900-1984). In 1995 the Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace declared the mansion a listed building of category A, placing it under absolute protection. In 2001 the Cultural Development Center of Thrace (P.A.KE.THRA.) purchased the building with the full sponsorship of the A. G. Leventis Cultural Foundation and with the assistance of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage. Its restoration took place gradually until 2012 and today it is the headquarters of PAKETHRA.

Elements of architecture:

The mansion is a three-storey building, of simple architecture, located in the district of Agios Georgios. There is a semi-basement, ground floor, first and second floor. The different levels of the building are defined by a flat cornice (except for the floors). The openings of the building, windows and the entrance, are delimited by simple frames. The windows in the semi-basement and on the first floor have ironwork. On the first floor, on the side façade, there is a protrusion of the interior, which is manufactured according to the Western European standards of Erker. Above this protrusion is formed the balcony of the second floor.

Description of other elements:

The decoration on its exterior is quite simple.

Purpose - Use: Residence, Cultural space

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

Dating (period): Early 20th century

Year of construction: 1903

Location of the monument: 41.141648, 24.885799

Bibliographic references:

•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 161

 Address: Markou Botsari 20

Visitable: No

 

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