Delasalle College Building
The Delasalle College Building is an example of eclecticism with the neo-Byzantine elements being dominant.
Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )
1926 The building was constructed.
1968 The college has relocated. Today, it houses the city's administrative courts.
Ottoman era (1453- 1912)
1888 The college was founded and housed in an old residence on Frangon Street.
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
The building was designed by the French engineer Jean-Joseph Pleyber and is of eclectic architecture; it has symmetrical facades and is full of neo-Byzantine elements, such as the parapets, the arched openings and columns. On the building’s corner, the imposing entrance exudes monumentality and a projecting tower-like structure with additional floors, which include balconies, is developed above it. A notable architectural element is the decorative strip that spans the facades.
What I can't see
It was built to house the Greek-French Delasal school. It was founded by the monastic order of the Brothers of the Christian Schools of the Catholic Church, which had been founded by Jean-Baptiste de la Salle in France in the 17th century. Pleyber was influenced by the typology of Parisian stores of the time. Meanwhile, he was a supporter of a typological calmness and sobriety and the consistency between facades and the internal layout of buildings, that is, the facade should give a view of the building’s interior.
Info
- Address: 2-4 Fragkon St.
Bibliography
Ζafeiris Ch., (2014), Θεσσαλονίκη, η παρουσία των απόντων, η κληρονομιά Ρωμαίων, Μουσουλμάνων, Εβραίων, Ντονμέδων, Φράγκων, Αρμενίων και Σλάβων, [Thessaloniki, the presense of the absent, the heritage of Romans, Muslims, Jews, Doenme, Franks, Armenians and Slavs], Thessaloniki: Epikentro
Φραγκούδη Χ., (2016), Διοικητικά Δικαστήρια, [Administrative Courts], in Thessarchitecture,
https://thessarchitecture.wordpress.com/2016/12/11/%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1-%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1/
Last visit 12/4/2024
