Pesmazoglou block of flats
The east wing of the once imposing eclectic Pesmazoglou mansion has survived.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1890 Built around late 1890s.
1960 The west wing was demolished during early 1960s.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
It was a four-storey eclectic mansion, but only its eastern wing survives, that is about 1/3 of the original building. The use of marble, its small balconies, the decorations on the openings and the cornice are some of its architectural characteristics. Moreover, it is a very functional building, considering the time it was built.
What I can't see
Along with most of the original building, the corner turret has been demolished. The mansion was designed by Ernst Ziller, and together with the Arsakeion Girls’ School on the side of Stadiou Street, he introduced big scale architecture to the city. This building was property of the banker and MP Ioannis Pesmazoglou and belonged to the category of buildings for “exploitation”, in other words, luxury apartments for rent.
Info
- Address: 4 V. Sofias Av.
Bibliography
https://archaeologia.eie.gr/archaeologia/gr/arxeio_more.aspx?id=28
Last visit 19/10/2024
Koinaki Α., (2023), Πολυκατοικία Πεσμαζόγλου: Η ιστορία του «ακρωτηριασμένου» κτηρίου στην αρχή της Βασιλίσσης Σοφίας, [Pesmazoglou Apartment Building: The story of the “mutilated” building at the beginning of Vasilissis Sofias Avenue] in CNN Greece,
https://www.cnn.gr/ellada/story/374704/polykatoikia-pesmazoglou-i-istoria-tou-akrotiriasmenou-ktiriou-stin-arxi-tis-vasilissis-sofias
Last visit 19/10/2024
