Xenophon Paionidis ( el, Ξενοφών Παιονίδης; 1863–1933) was a Greek architect from

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(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), " Villa Mordoch" (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

File:Βιλα Μορντοχ.jpg, Villa Mordoch File:20160516 219 thessaloniki.jpg, Nedelkos building, Agias Sofias Square 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 Agias Sofias Square File:20111030 Building of the Prefecture of Serres, Greece.jpg, Prefecture of

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Sources

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