Continental Hotel
Continental Hotel is an eclectic building in Ladadika area.
Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )
1929 Built.
1983 It was listed, but 15 years later, this decision was modified and only the facades were preserved.
Ottoman era (1453- 1912)
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
Continental Hotel consists of a ground floor, mezzanine and 3 floors. The facades are richly decorated and are a representative example of an architecture that flourished in Thessaloniki during the interwar period. The arched entrance has a monumental style and its vertical zone is emphasized through the tower-like projection with the curved pediment. The facades have clear, symmetrical and strict lines, within which a wide variety of highly aesthetic elements are developed, such as the alternating – per floor – elaborate balustrades and the pillars with the capitals of Ionic order that vertically divide the facades.
What I can't see
It was an A class hotel, owned by merchants David and Jacob Yotmov Benveniste. It was designed by Jacques Moshe, but the building’s construction eventually deviated strongly from the original design and only the basic principles of the arrangement were implemented. Only the facades of the building have survived, as its interior has been radically renovated.
Info
- Address: 5 Komninon & Kalapothaki St.
Bibliography
Fragkoudi Ch,., (2015), Ξενοδοχείο Continental (Ανδρομέδα), [Continental Hotel (Andromeda)] in Thessarchitecture,
https://thessarchitecture.wordpress.com/2017/02/25/%CE%BE%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%87%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%BF-continental-%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%B4%CE%B1/
Last visit 19/7/2024
