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The cultural and folklore character in Xanthi today
The city of Xanthi has highlighted over the years an incomparably rich cultural character, which has been indelibly imprinted on its urban fabric. Dozens of places and buildings in old Xanthi function as expressions of the culture and folklore of the city, where artistic events and events of small and large scale take place.

On this route, about 2 km, lasting about 60 minutes and of moderate difficulty, the visitor will have the opportunity to tour almost the entire area of Old Xanthi and visit buildings and places of cultural and artistic activities, as well as places where folklore customs regarding religious ceremonies continue. This route mainly concerns the period of the Old Town Festivals, which take place every year since 1991 in late August-early September.

Starting from the Daniel Mansion, the famous house of Manos Hadjidakis, and ending at the Chapel of Agioi Theodoroi, the visitor will have the opportunity to get to know places that have operated and still operate throughout the year as seats of cultural associations, groups, writers and artists active in the city of Xanthi.

Apart from the established Old Town Festivals, these spaces are functional throughout the year, either as visitable exhibition spaces, such as the Folklore Museum, the House of Shadow and the Municipal Art Gallery, or as venues for events, concerts, etc., such as the F.E.X. House of Culture.

42. Mansion of Triantafyllidis-Tragaki – P.A.KE.THRA.

Brief documentation:

The building was built in 1903 in the district of Agios Georgios on behalf of Eleni Triantafyllidis-Tragaki (1900-1984). In 1995 the Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace declared the mansion a listed building of category A, placing it under absolute protection.
In 2001 the Cultural Development Center of Thrace (P.A.KE.THRA.) purchased the building with the full sponsorship of the A. G. Leventis Cultural Foundation and with the assistance of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage. Its restoration took place gradually until 2012 and today it is the headquarters of PAKETHRA.
The mansion is a three-storey building, of simple architecture, located in the district of Agios Georgios. There is a semi-basement, ground floor, first and second floor. The different levels of the building are defined by a flat cornice (except for the floors). The openings of the building, windows and the entrance, are delimited by simple frames. The windows in the semi-basement and on the first floor have ironwork.
On the first floor, on the side façade, there is a protrusion of the interior, which is constructed according to the Western European standards of erker. Above this protrusion is formed the balcony of the second floor.

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

History:

The building was built in 1903 in the district of Agios Georgios on behalf of Eleni Triantafyllidis-Tragaki (1900-1984). In 1995 the Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace declared the mansion a listed building of category A, placing it under absolute protection. In 2001 the Cultural Development Center of Thrace (P.A.KE.THRA.) purchased the building with the full sponsorship of the A. G. Leventis Cultural Foundation and with the assistance of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage. Its restoration took place gradually until 2012 and today it is the headquarters of PAKETHRA.

Elements of architecture:

The mansion is a three-storey building, of simple architecture, located in the district of Agios Georgios. There is a semi-basement, ground floor, first and second floor. The different levels of the building are defined by a flat cornice (except for the floors). The openings of the building, windows and the entrance, are delimited by simple frames. The windows in the semi-basement and on the first floor have ironwork. On the first floor, on the side façade, there is a protrusion of the interior, which is manufactured according to the Western European standards of Erker. Above this protrusion is formed the balcony of the second floor.

Description of other elements:

The decoration on its exterior is quite simple.

Purpose - Use: Residence, Cultural space

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

Dating (period): Early 20th century

Year of construction: 1903

Location of the monument: 41.141648, 24.885799

Bibliographic references:

•    Katsari-Vafiadis, J. Ed. 2023. "History and recording of the neoclassical buildings of the traditional settlement". Xanthi: Municipality of Xanthi, p. 161

 Address: Markou Botsari 20

Visitable: No

 

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