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Neoclassical and eclectic buildings of Old Xanthi
This route is about 3 km, about 80 minutes and of moderate difficulty. It starts from Antikas Square and ends at the border of the old town with the modern city to the west. Through this route, the visitor has the opportunity to get to know the practice of neoclassicism and eclecticism, as expressed in about 50 buildings of old Xanthi.

Neoclassicism appeared in the 18th and 19th centuries and is strongly influenced by the principles governing the architecture of classical antiquity. The buildings are distinguished for the simplicity of their geometric forms, the Doric detail, the simplicity, the absolute symmetry, the dividing lines of the vertical spreads and the pilasters with false capitals at the corners.

Eclecticism, on the other hand, is the architectural style of the 19th and 20th centuries, in which a variety of elements from various eras and styles are selected and used, in a single building. The eclectic buildings in Xanthi are influenced by neoclassicism (e.g. absolute symmetry, verticality), while individual elements are influenced by Art Deco (e.g. strong decorative mood), central Europe (e.g. turret roof configuration or turret development), English Baroque (e.g. the use of red brick) and Romanesque style (e.g. arched openings and curved arches).

61. Shop and house - Mikro café

Brief documentation:

he building on 3 Maletsidou Street was built at an unknown date. This two-storey building came into the possession of Aglaia Chalkia, née Patazio, as an inheritance from her father. In 1958 the building was resold to Triantafyllos Siakkas, owner of the famous cinema of the time called "Elysia".
The building consists of a shop on the ground floor and a residence on the first floor, which is supported by corbels. The ground floor is characterized by a series of large openings, in the form of a showcase, but also by the pilasters with false surfaces between these openings, which are crowned with a stepped cornice. Also, the stepped cornices impress on the first floor along with the decorative line with geometric shapes above the windows as well as the serrated band on the cornice under the roof.
The building is located next to Antika Square, which is a central public space of old Xanthi and the epicenter of modern entertainment with many dining areas, cafes and bars.

Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST

History:

 The building on Maletsidou 3 was built at an unknown date. The two-storey building came into the possession of Aglaia Chalkia, née Patazio, as an inheritance from her father. In 1958 the building was resold to Triantafyllos Siakkas, owner of the famous cinema of the t“me "El”sia".

Elements of architecture:

 The building consists of a shop on the ground floor and a residence on the first floor, which is supported by corbels. The ground floor is characterized by the series of large openings and by the false pilasters between these openings, which are crowned with a stepped cornice. Also impressive on the first floor are the stepped cornices and the decorative line with geometric shapes above the windows as well as the serrated line on the cornice under the roof.

Description of other elements:

The building is located next to Antika Square, which is a central public space of old Xanthi and the epicenter of modern entertainment with many dining areas, cafes and bars.

Purpose - Use: Residenc,e Commercial space

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

Dating (period): Unknown

Year of construction: Unknown

Location of the monument: 41.142097388835765, 24.88750259592795

Bibliographic references

•   Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 79  

 Address: Maletsidou 3

Visitable: Yes

 

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