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.

88. G. Michaloglou House

Brief documentation:

The building was built in the early 20th century by Ioannis Michaloglou for his eldest son Gabriel. It was built just opposite the residential complex built by Ioannis Michaloglou for his 4 other sons. His sixth child, his daughter, was endowed with sums of money and pounds.
Ioannis Michaloglou was a tobacco merchant from Gjerbes in Korçë in Northern Epirus.
The building is still used as a residence.
The building is a majestic mansion with a large courtyard in front of it. There are two front doors that lead to the courtyard, while the building has a semi-basement, ground floor and first floor. The entrance door is placed in a covered recess, which supports the also covered balcony of the floor.
The neoclassical elements that characterize the building are the following: symmetry of the openings, dividing strips between the floors -with a granite cornice above the semi-basement and white color above the ground floor-, corner serrated pilasters, stepped cornice on the roof and windows of the ground floor, while the windows of the semi-basement and the first floor have a simpler cornice.
The ground floor and first floor windows have French shutters.


Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST


History:

The building was built in the early 20th century by Ioannis Michaloglou for his eldest son Gabriel. It was built just opposite the residential complex built by Ioannis Michaloglou for his 4 other sons. His sixth child, his daughter, was endowed with sums of money and pounds.
Ioannis Michaloglou was a tobacco merchant from Gjerbes in Korçë in Northern Epirus.
The building is still used as a residence.


Elements of architecture:

The building is a majestic mansion with a large courtyard in front of it. There are two front doors that lead to the courtyard, while the building has a semi-basement, ground floor and first floor. The entrance door is placed in a covered recess, which supports the also covered balcony of the floor.
The neoclassical elements that characterize the building are the following: symmetry of the openings, dividing strips between the floors -with a granite cornice above the semi-basement and white color above the ground floor-, corner serrated pilasters, stepped cornice on the roof and windows of the ground floor, while the windows of the semi-basement and the first floor have a simpler cornice.


Description of other elements:

The ground floor and first floor windows have French shutters.


Purpose - Use: Residence


Characterization: ΦGovernment Gazette 1097/Δ/14-12-1995, ΥMATH/5385/24-11-1995, Government Gazette 704/Β/27-11-1992, YPO/YPO/DILAP/Γ/3040/55180/29-10- 1992


Dating (period): Early 20th century


Year of construction: Early 20th century


Location of the monument: 41.14117, 24.8851


Bibliographic references:

•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 175.  


 Address: Agiou Vlasiou 28-30


Visitable: No

 

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