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Xenophon Paionidis ( el, Ξενοφών Παιονίδης; 1863–1933) was a Greek architect from
Chalkidiki
Chalkidiki (; el, Χαλκιδική , also spelled Halkidiki, is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region co ...
(Fourka), notable for his works in the city of
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...
. Among his works are the "Villa Jeborga/Salem" (former Italian consulate, 1878), "Hafiz Bey mansion" (1879),
Papafeio Orphanage (1894), Ioannidis civil school (1900), Nedelkos clinic (1909), Nedelkos building (1924), "
Villa Mordoch" (1905), Hotel Augustos (1923), the old Post Office "Stoa Pelosof" (1924), and others.
In Chalkidiki, he designed the
Polygyros
Polygyros ( Greek: Πολύγυρος) is a town and municipality in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is the capital of Chalkidiki.
Geography
Polygyros town (pop. 6,121 at the 2011 census) is built in the shape of an amphitheatre on a plateau on ...
high school, such as the schools of
Ormylia
Ormylia ( el, Ορμύλια) is a town and a former municipality in Chalkidiki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Polygyros
Polygyros (Greek: Πολύγυρος) is a town and municipality in Central ...
,
Nikiti
Nikiti ( el, Νικήτη) is a village located 100 kilometers south-east of Thessaloniki on the Chalkidiki peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. It is the seat of both the municipal unit and municipality of Sithonia. The town has a preserved old part ...
,
Vasilika,
Vrastama,
Sykia, and
Parthenonas villages. His nephew Filimon Paionidis designed also some buildings in Thessaloniki.
Gallery
File:Βιλα Μορντοχ.jpg, Villa Mordoch
File:20160516 219 thessaloniki.jpg, Nedelkos building, Agias Sofias Square
File:Παπάφειο Ορφανοτροφείο.jpg, Papafeio Orphanage
File:Ιταλικό Προξενείο Θεσσαλονίκης 2.jpg, Former Italian consulate
File:Σχολή Τυφλών Θεσσαλονίκης.jpg, Former Hafiz Bey mansion
File:Κτήριο ΦΑΑΘ, (1924-1925), Πλατεία Αγίας Σοφίας, Θεσσαλονίκη.jpg, Building in Agias Sofias Square
File:20111030 Building of the Prefecture of Serres, Greece.jpg, Prefecture of Serres
Sérres ( el, Σέρρες ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki.
Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northe ...
Sources
Ξενοφών Παιονίδης, ο αρχιτέκτονας του κλασικισμού
1863 births
1933 deaths
Greek Macedonians
Greek architects
Greeks from the Ottoman Empire
Architects from the Ottoman Empire
Architecture of Thessaloniki
People from Kassandra
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