Santorini
Culture & Tradition :
santorini churches, greek orthodox easter, religious calendars and festivals, greek namedays, recipes...
archaeological museum, prehistoric museum, megaro gyzi museum, naval museum, george emmanuel argyros mansion, lignos folklore museum...
petros m. nomikos conference center, thera wall paintings, art space argyros canava exhibition, 'vanishing santorini' exhibition...
akrotiri excavations, ancient thira...
Santorini History
skaros fortress, castle of agios nikolaos, tower of nimborio, pyrgos castle, akrotiri castle & tower...
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| Santorini Museums : George
Emmanuel Argyros Mansion - A Stately Home |
| The History of the Mansion |
| The Argyros Mansion is one
of the most distinguished recent monuments of the island
of Santorini and occupies an important place within the
Messaria community, as it is significant for its morphological
and its architectural value.
It combines the traditional architecture of Santorini
with elements and influences of eclecticism.
Many morphological elements decorate the building's
facets and there are ceiling paintings of exceptional
art in its interior. All the furniture and utensils
on upper floor are conserved and attended to as in a
museum.
This way, the visitor can get acquainted with the residence
of a 19th century landowner of Santorini.
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| The History of the Mansion |
| The Mansion was built in 1888
by the landowner and wine merchant George Argyros, on
the land of a previously existing traditional building
that occupied a quarter of an acre.
During the 1956 earthquake, the whole of the building
suffered damages and its south east corner collapsed
together with the main hall's roof.
Since then, the mansion remained uninhabited for many
years. Today it belongs to the company A.X.T.E.FLORA
S.A. and is completely restored.
The ground floor serves as a five star hostel while
there are guided tours for the public on the upper floor.
The Argyros Mansion's complete restoration was approved
by the Ministry of Culture. The architect Flora Nastouli
and the civil engineer A. Talaiporos of the Static Society,
made the studies for the restoration project.
By a ministerial decree of 1985, the building was identified
as a Work of Art encircled by a 50 meters protection zone. |
| Messaria Santorini 847 00 Greece |
| Open from May until October |
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