el-GRen-US
Language
Menu
  1. Home
  2. Old Town of Xanthi
  3. Cultural Routes
  4. Virtual tours
  5. Dissemination Material
    1. 3D models of remarkable buildings
    2. 3D paper models
    3. Video
    4. Printed material
  6. The Project
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).

81. Mansion of Ladas

Brief documentation:

It was erected in the early 20th century, probably by Philippopolitan craftsmen, in the district of the Akathist Hymn. It belonged to the family of Sotirios Ladas (1831-1910), one of the most famous families of the city, which traded ironmongery and glassware. The son of the family Gabriel (1896-1986) served as a second lieutenant of the Engineer in the Greek Army and headed the forces that entered the city on October 4, 1919, ending the Bulgarian occupation of 1912-1919. He also served as Mayor of the city from 1959 to 1964.
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, a cornice between the first and second floors, as well as the coronation of the masonry, elaborate ironwork on the windows and clay antefixes at the corners of the roof.
The entrance to the courtyard of the mansion is through an imposing gate, which then leads to a large staircase that leads to the arched main entrance of the building. The courtyard of the mansion is surrounded by an iron railing, which is decorated with propellers and spears.

Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST

History:

The building was designed from the beginning to function as a residence. It does not seem to have changed use since its inception.
It was erected in the early 20th century, probably by a group of Plovdiv craftsmen. It is located in the district of the Akathist Hymn and belonged to the Ladas family.
They are one of the most famous families in the city. The son of the family Gabriel served as a second lieutenant of the Engineer in the Greek Army and was in charge of the forces that entered the city on October 4, 1919, ending the Bulgarian occupation of 1912-1919. He also served as Mayor of the city from 1959 to 1964.

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 symmetry and includes a number of decorative elements, such as false pillars with false capitals, a cornice between the first and second floors, as well as the coronation of the masonry, elaborate iron railing on the windows, some of which are colorful, and clay antefixes at the corners of the roof.
The entrance to the courtyard of the mansion is through an imposing gate, which then leads to a large staircase that leads to the arched main entrance of the building.

Description of other elements:

The courtyard of the mansion is surrounded by an iron railing, which is decorated with propellers and spears.

Purpose - Use: Residence

Characterization: Ministry of Culture/DILAP/G/3247/11732/26-02-1991

Dating (period): Early 20th century

Year of construction: About 1900

Location of the monument: 41.144507, 24.886216

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 – DEAX, Xanthi 2009
•    Xanthi. The city with a thousand colors, Municipality of Xanthi – P.A.K.E.THRA., Xanthi 2008
•    Aivaliotis Vasilios, Papazisi-Adamantidou Sofia, "From the Mademochoria of Halkidiki to Genisea and Xanthi. The Ladas family and its relationship with the Zekos families, Zouliami, Karaletsou, Karydi, Michaloglou, Bouzatzoglou, Hartzidi and Hasirtzoglou". Xanthi: PAKETHRA, 2010.
•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 122

 Address: Pygmalionos Christidi 45

Visitable: No

 

79. Hamdi Bey Mansion – Democritus University of Thrace Building 79. Hamdi Bey Mansion – Democritus University of Thrace Building 87. Euripides Chasirtzoglou Street 87. Euripides Chasirtzoglou Street
Print
image
Contact us
  • 25413-50814

  • protocol@cityofxanthi.gr

  • Pl. Dimokratias (Central                       Square) P.C. 671 32, Xanthi
Follow us
App

image

image
Terms Of UsePrivacy StatementCopyright 2024 by Municipality of Xanthi
Back To Top