Folklore and Historical Museum of the Progressive Union of Xanthi

Folklore and Historical Museum of the Progressive Union of Xanthi

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XNP.02.01.01

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This building could be described by its absolute symmetry. It is a neoclassical building with a twin building detached to it. The building shows elements which are influenced by trends of architecture popular in Central Europe at that time. The building’s main characteristics are its many openings and the external decoration of its main view. The building is not in the same building line with its neighbouring buildings and this results in the existence of a nice small garden which is protected with beautiful railings. You can also see the gabled roofs which end in pediment drums in the middle of which there are hexagonal skylights having the type of "the eye of ox ". These skylights are used for the lighting and ventilation of the attic. The openings on the ground floor have pediments whereas those on the first floor have arched endings. All the exterior decoration which you can see, was made with high quality solid bricks and with the, easy to work with, local sandstone. The local sandstone comes from the area of Mandra. This material is also found in other main entrances, in city buildings.

As you can clearly see,,this building, could be described by its absolute symmetry. It is a neoclassical building,, with a twin building detached to it. The building shows elements, which are influenced by trends of architecture popular in Central Europe at that time. The building’s main characteristics, are its many openings, and the external decoration of its main view. The building,, is not in the same building line with its neighbouring buildings,, and this results in the existence of a nice small garden,, which is protected with beautiful railings. You can also see the gabled roofs,, which end in pediment drums, in the middle of which,, there are hexagonal skylights having the type of "the eye of ox ". These skylights, are used for the lighting and ventilation of the attic. The openings on the ground floor have pediments,, whereas,, those on the first floor,, have arched endings. All the exterior decoration which you can see,, was made with high quality solid bricks ,and with the, easy to work with,, local sandstone. The local sandstone comes from the area of Mandra. This material,is also found in other main entrances, in city buildings.

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