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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).

93. Mavridis House

Brief documentation:

The building belongs to the family of Dimitris Mavridis and was built at an unknown date.
It is a two-storey building, which is characterized by neoclassical elements. It has a semi-basement, ground floor and one floor. The entrance to the building is through an imposing wooden door, which is surrounded by a simple white frame. To the right of the door on the ground floor there are two windows, with the space below them decorated with rectangular frames that try to lighten the space.
The façade has on the first floor an iron balcony just above the front door, which is supported by iron corbels with curved patterns. Next to the balcony, two windows are opened, under which a stepped cornice is formed, similar to the one that separates the two floors.
On either side of the openings of the floor elaborate false pilasters with false capitals are formed. Above them, a wide architrave is formed and then a ceiling cornice with special serrated decoration.
The windows of the semi-basement and the ground floor are protected by elaborate ironwork.

Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL / HISTORICAL INTEREST

History:

The building belongs to the family of Dimitris Mavridis. It was built at an unknown date.

Elements of architecture:

It is a two-storey building, which is characterized by neoclassical elements. It has a semi-basement, ground floor and first floor. The entrance to the building is through an imposing wooden door, which is surrounded by a simple white frame. To the right of the door on the ground floor there are two windows, with the space below them decorated with frames that try to lighten the space.
The façade has on the first floor an iron balcony just above the front door, which is supported by iron corbels with curved patterns. Next to the balcony, two windows are opened, under which a stepped cornice is formed, similar to the one that separates the two floors.
On either side of the openings of the floor elaborate false pilasters with false capitals are formed. Above them, a wide architrave is formed and then a ceiling cornice with serrated decoration.

Description of other elements:

The windows of the semi-basement and the ground floor are protected by elaborate ironwork.

Purpose - Use: Residence

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

Dating (period): Unknown

Year of construction: Unknown

Location of the monument: 41.1452, 24.88967

Bibliographic references:

•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 103

 Address: Sofokleous 6

Visitable: No

 

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