What I can see

It is an example of Ottoman architecture with obvious European influences, such as the Renaissance and Rococo elements, reliefs of various themes, false parapets, capitals and curved balustrades on the balconies. It consists of 3 levels, the ground floor housed shops and the upper floors housed the hotel with a capacity of 40 rooms with common sanitary facilities per floor. With its renovation, it was also modernized, but the basic morphological elements were preserved and the vacant lot was used in a clever way.

What I can't see

Originally, it housed the Ottoman Post Office and offices of the Telegraph Office. It was later converted into a hotel called “Hotel des Postes et Telegraphes” and was damaged by the fire of 1917. It was located in a key zone, among the central square of the time (Eleftherias Sq.), the wholesale centre in Ladadika, banks and entertainment establishments. During WWII, it was commandeered by the Germans, after the war it passed to the Greek state and was probably returned to the family that managed it before the war, as is the case to this day.

Info

• Address: 2 Oplopiou & Katouni St.

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