Metropolitan Hall (1902)

Two-story neoclassical building, located next to the Metropolitan Church of St. Panteleimon. It was built in the period 1902 – 1903, within one year, under Metropolitan Ioannikios (1894 – 1905), with contributions from the religious, with the help of the Church of St. George and the generous contribution of Eustathios Eugenides, a banker in Constantinople.
The building is structured in two main levels and a semi-basement. It is symmetrical, in terms of the organization of the elements of the facades, with respect to the central axis. The strictly geometric rectangular volume of the building is dominated by a two-story frontage with a triple-arched arcade, emphasizing the main access to the Metropolitan Palace. The four-tiered roof was enclosed in a parapet formed by the clay balusters known from other buildings. This parapet, which has been destroyed, was interrupted by peg-bases for decorative clay pots. However, on the front and centrally, the pediment of the end, where the marble edifice inscription was set in, was preserved. The eclecticism of the building is evident, with clear Renaissance references.
The Metropolitan Palace of Thessaloniki, the work of Ernesto Chiller, built in 1892, served as a model for reproduction.

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SOURCE OF PHOTOS: Christos Tegos