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Charitable Men’s Brotherhood of Thessaloniki Mansion

The Charitable Men's Brotherhood of Thessaloniki Mansion is a multi-storey building with modern lines but many neoclassical elements..

  1. Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )


    1925 Beginning of construction.

    1926 Completion.

    1940 The brotherhood’s headquarters moved here.

    1942 It had already been commandeered by the Germans and was severely damaged by bombings.

    1948 2 floors were added.

    2011 Renovated according to Nikolaos Sgouros’ plans.

  2. Ottoman era (1453- 1912)


    1871 The brotherhood was founded.

  3. Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)


  4. Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)


  5. Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)


  6. Classical era (478-323 BC)


  7. Archaic era (800-479 BC)


  8. Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)


  9. Prehistory (-1100 BC)


What I can see

The building of Charitable Men’s Brotherhood of Thessaloniki was designed by Xenophon Paionidis and is considered one of his best works. It is of the interwar period, when neoclassicism had already begun to be considered an outdated trend and modernism in architecture was flourishing. Despite the building’s modern lines, its neoclassical elements (e.g. symmetry, false pilasters) are quite evident and this was probably an attempt by Paionidis to make a connection between modern Greeks and antiquity and to bring people of Thessaloniki into contact with the principles of classicism.

What I can't see

During the German Occupation (WWII), the brotherhood provided food to children and young people. Today, the brotherhood is active beyond Greek borders in the fields of charity and culture. After the most recent renovation (2011), the building’s basement is an art gallery, while the 4th floor houses a museum and the library. This renovation won the 1st prize in the category of Interior Space and Exhibition Design 2018-2019.

Info

  • Address: A. Keramopoulou & Agias Sophias St.

Bibliography

Open House Athens, (2017), Μέγαρο ΦΑΑΘ, [FAATH Mansion] ΟΗΑ

 

Open House Athens, (2018), Μέγαρο ΦΑΑΘ, [FAATH Mansion] ΟΗΑ

 

Kazantzidou N., (2012), Το Μέγαρο της Φιλοπτώχου, στο Parallaxi,

https://parallaximag.gr/thessaloniki-news/o-chartis-tis-polis-to-megaro-tis-filopt

Last visit 7/9/2024

 

FAATH, (2015), Το Κτίριο της Φιλόπτωχου Αδελφότητος Ανδρών Θεσσαλονίκης, [The Building of Charitable Men’s Brotherhood of Thessaloniki], Main Page

https://www.faath.org.gr/%CE%BC%CE%AD%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%BF-%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%B1%CE%B8/

Last visit 7/9/2024