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Neoclassical and eclectic buildings of old Xanthi
The route is about 1 km long, lasts about 60 minutes and is of low difficulty. It starts from Michaloglou mansions and ends approximately next to the river Kosynthos. In it, the visitor has the opportunity to get acquainted with the styles of neoclassicism and eclecticism, as expressed in numerous buildings of old Xanthi.

Neoclassicism emerged 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. In Xanthi, influences from neoclassicism (e.g. absolute symmetry, verticality) are recognized, while individual elements bear influences from 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).

95. Shop & Home - CiSmART Pottery

Brief documentation:

This building, at 8 Ioakeim Sgourou Street in the old Xanthi, was built in the early 20th century and was used as an agency of the British fire insurance company "National" by Dimitrios Daniel, while the upper floor was used as a residence.
Later it was repeatedly resold to new owners, while in recent years the semi-basement has housed the art gallery BALKAN ART GALLERY and more recently the ceramics workshop CiSmART Pottery of the artist Maria Arapaki. It is a building with neoclassical elements, which has a semi-basement, an elevated ground floor and an upper floor. The corner pilasters of the building have horizontal linear decoration and coarsely designed capitals, in the openings there are stepped lintels and sills, while frames separate the different levels of the building. The upper floor is separated from the other levels of the building, has more windows and protrudes from the ground floor, forming a peculiar sachnisi that is supported by iron bars and offers more space to the house. The eaves, protruding on the flat roof, form a balcony with a protective metal parapet.

Category of thematic interest:  ARCHITECTURAL/HISTORICAL/CULTURAL/FOLKLORE INTEREST

History:

This building was built in the early 20th century and was used as an agency of the British fire insurance company "National" by Dimitrios Daniel, while the upper floor was used as a residence. Later it was repeatedly resold to new owners. In recent years, the semi-basement has housed an art gallery and recently Maria Arapaki's CiSmART Pottery ceramic workshop.

Elements of architecture:

It is a building with neoclassical elements, which has a semi-basement, an elevated ground floor and an upper floor. The corner pilasters of the building have horizontal linear decoration and coarsely designed capitals, in the openings there are stepped lintels and sills, while frames separate the different levels of the building. The upper floor is separated from the other levels of the building, has more windows and protrudes from the ground floor, forming a peculiar sachnisi that is supported by iron bars and offers more space to the house.

Description of other elements:

The eaves, protruding on the flat roof, form a balcony with a protective metal parapet.

Purpose - Use: Residence, Commercial space, Cultural site

Characterization: Ministry of Culture / DILAP / C / 1391 / 19776 / 02-06-1986, Government Gazette 522 / B / 21-07-1986

Dating (period): Early 20th century

Year of construction: Early 20th century

Location of the monument: 41.14329, 24.88721

Bibliographic references:

•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 92

 Address: Ioakeim Sgourou 8

Visitable: No

 

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