Xenophon Paionidis (; 1863–1933) was a Greek architect from

Chalkidiki Chalkidiki (; , alternatively Halkidiki), also known as Chalcidice, is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos reg ...

(Fourka), notable for his works in the city of

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. Among his works are the "Villa Jeborga/Salem" (former Italian consulate, 1878), "Hafiz Bey mansion" (1879), Papafeio Orphanage (1894), Ioannidis civil school (1900), Nedelkos clinic (1909), Nedelkos building (1924), "

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" (1905), Hotel Augustos (1923), the old Post Office "Stoa Pelosof" (1924), and others. In Chalkidiki, he designed the

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high school, such as the schools of

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, Vasilika, Vrastama, Sykia, and Parthenonas villages. His nephew Filimon Paionidis designed also some buildings in Thessaloniki.

Gallery

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File:20160516 219 thessaloniki.jpg, Nedelkos building,

Agias Sofias Square Agias Sofias Square () is a square in the city of Thessaloniki in Greece. History The square dates back to the Byzantine period of the city and took its name from the church of Hagia Sophia (''Holy Wisdom'') located within it. At the time it was ...

File:Παπάφειο Ορφανοτροφείο.jpg, Papafeio Orphanage File:Ιταλικό Προξενείο Θεσσαλονίκης 2.jpg, Former Italian consulate File:Σχολή Τυφλών Θεσσαλονίκης.jpg, Former Hafiz Bey mansion File:Κτήριο ΦΑΑΘ, (1924-1925), Πλατεία Αγίας Σοφίας, Θεσσαλονίκη.jpg, Building in

File:20111030 Building of the Prefecture of Serres, Greece.jpg, Prefecture of

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Ξενοφών Παιονίδης, ο αρχιτέκτονας του κλασικισμού
1863 births 1933 deaths Greek Macedonians Greek architects Greeks from the Ottoman Empire Architects from the Ottoman Empire Architecture of Thessaloniki People from Kassandra {{Greece-architect-stub