What I can see

This eclectic building of the early 20th century with its many reliefs on its façades houses the Thessaloniki Municipal Centre of Music and Dance. The main façade has a tripartite arrangement, and the windows have simple linear frames. Visitors have the opportunity to come into contact with these arts through various activities. From the original decoration, comprised of symbols of the Bulgarian nation, the only remaining traces are the lion heads and a female figure crowning heroes.

What I can't see

The house was owned by the Petrides family until 1969 when it became property of the municipality of Thessaloniki. Although having been listed since many years as a building to be preserved, it had been left to its luck and had housed a transport office, a warehouse and homeless people. The first restoration phase (2006-2009), which was stopped abruptly, was intended to transform the building into a photography and poster museum. Today though, the restoration has been completed. Initially, it was meant to host the comic museum, but today it appears on the cultural map of the city as an educational centre for music and dance. The first owner was the Bulgarian merchant Christos Hatzis, who wanted to host Bulgarian officials. Eventually, the wars did not allow him to remain the owner and it passed into the hands of the Greek Nikolaos Petridis.

Info

• Address: Anagenniseos & Kazantzaki St.

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