The country house of the Mellas family was a popular holiday destination for high- ranking members of the bourgeoisie of Athens during the 19th century. The leading Macedonian hero Pavlos Melas lived there and designed the building himself. Together with him lived his wife Natalia Dragoumi and their two children. The house was inherited by Pavlos Melas' daughter Zoi Mela-Ioannidi, to be later passed on to his granddaughter Natalia Ioannidi. From the 1980s onwards, it suffered vandalism and various natural disasters, until the Ministry of National Defence began its reconstruction, restoration, and promotion in February 2020. Today, the historic house and the interesting historical relics it hosts are accessible to the general public.
Main Bibliography
- Bury John – Meiggs Russell, A History of Greece. To the Death of Alexander the Great, Translated by Rouli Tataki, K. N. Petropoulos, Anna Papadimitriou - Grammenou, Konstantinos Buraselis, Angelos Matthaiou, Athens 2011.
- Αλεξάνδρου, μτφρ. Ρούλη Τατάκη, Κ. Ν. Πετρόπουλος, Άννα Παπαδημητρίου Γραμμένου,
- Κωνσταντίνος Μπουραζέλης, Άγγελος Ματθαίου, Αθήνα 2011.
- Lefèvre François, Histoire Du Monde Grec Antique, Translated by Anastasia Kefala, Mina Kardamitsa, Athens 2016.
- Καρδαμίτσα, Αθήνα 2016.
- Antonopoulou Zeta, Τα Γλυπτά της Αθήνας: Υπαίθρια Γλυπτική 1834-2004, Athens 2003.
- Karaiskou Vicky, Νεοελληνική Γλυπτική: Ματιές και αναγνώσεις, Athens 2011.
- Pavlopoulos Dimitris, Ζητήματα Νεοελληνικής Γλυπτικής, Athens 1998.
- Γλυπτά, Αθήνα 2020.
- Pavlopoulos Dimitris, Από τον Ιερό Λόχο στον Κωνσταντίνο ΙΒ’: Νεότερα Αθηναϊκά Γλυπτά, Athens 2020.
Main Webliography
http://www.athenssculptures.com
https://explore.cure-project.gr
https://www.thisiscrete.gr/gr/historical-monuments
https://www.wikipedia.org
Informations
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Date: 19th century
Location: 50 Tatoiou Str., Kifissia
Type: Historic Residence
Subject: Macedonian Struggle
Access: Tuesday-Sunday 09:00-16:00
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Contact: +302106202963
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