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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).

90. Karantai House

Brief documentation:

This building today belongs to the Karadai family. It was built at an unknown date.
The building at 10 Mavromichali Street is an impressive building, with a semi-basement, an elevated ground floor and two floors above it. Step cornices separate the different levels. Its façade is dominated by two balconies with elaborate ironwork on the two floors, which are covered and supported by iron corbels. At the same time, there are special neoclassical features in the building, such as intense symmetry and the existence of many openings, which offer plenty of light inside and lighten the robustness and volume of the building. All windows are crowned with a frame and a stepped cornice.
The wooden front door has two marble pilasters with overhead on either side, while it is crowned with an arched skylight with impressive protective ironing. Iron bars also protect the windows of the semi-basement and ground floor.
The curved beveled angles of the building at the corners of the ground floor make it lighter. At the corners of the floors there are pilasters with capitals.

Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST

History:

The building today belongs to the Karantai family. It was built at an unknown date.

Elements of architecture:

The building at 10 Mavromichali Street is an impressive building, with a semi-basement, an elevated ground floor and two floors above it. Step cornices separate the different levels. Its façade is dominated by two balconies with elaborate ironwork on the two floors, which are covered and supported by iron corbels. At the same time, there are special neoclassical features in the building, such as intense symmetry and the existence of many openings, which offer plenty of light inside and lighten the robustness and volume of the building. All windows are crowned with a frame and a stepped cornice.
The wooden front door has two marble pilasters with overhead on either side, while it is crowned with an arched skylight with impressive protective ironing. Iron bars also protect the windows of the semi-basement and ground floor.

Description of other elements:

The curved beveled angles of the building make it lighter. At the corners of the floors there are pilasters with capitals.

Purpose - Use: Residence

Characterization: ΥMATH/5385/24-11-1995, ΦΕΚ 1097/Δ/1995

Dating (period): Unknown

Year of construction: Unknown

Location of the monument: 41.14285, 24.88708

Bibliographic references:

•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 72  

 Address: Mavromichali 10

Visitable: No

 

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