Electra Palace
The architecture of Electra Palace applies a more abstract vocabulary than the Parisian influences of the Olympion.
Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )
1962 Built.
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
The Electra Palace Hotel respects both the Hebrard urban plan and the older Olympion Hotel, right next to it. It has the same architectural logic in a more modern style and applies a more abstract vocabulary than the Parisian influences of the Olympion. It retains, however, the neo-Byzantine elements (e.g. arches) and contributes decisively to the preservation of the concave shape of the northern side of Aristotelous Square.
What I can't see
It was built as an A’ category luxury hotel of the Teachers’ Aid Fund and had 156 rooms with 267 beds and many services, such as a hairdresser, a pastry shop and other shops. The building was designed by Filippos Vokos, Aris Konstantinidis and Giorgos Triantafyllakis and cost 25,000,000 drachmas.
Info
- Address: Aristotelous Sq.
Bibliography
Kolonas V., (2015), Εκατό χρόνια φιλοξενίας, Τα ξενοδοχεία της Θεσσαλονίκης (1914- 2014), [A hundred years of hospitality, the hotels of Thessaloniki (1914- 2014), Thessaloniki: University Studio Press
