It is not a surprise that the\u00a0Queen\u00a0of\u00a0the Cyclades\u00a0stands out\u00a0for\u00a0its\u00a0impressive architectural\u00a0culture that\u00a0has\u00a0predetermined the\u00a0unparalleled blossoming\u00a0of the Cycladic civilization.\u00a0The first signs of\u00a0architectural growth\u00a0appeared\u00a0during the period\u00a01821-1835\u00a0by\u00a0refugees who settled\u00a0on the island\u00a0and brought along\u00a0basic architectural elements\u00a0influenced by the\u00a0Western\u00a0and\u00a0Eastern\u00a0civilizations\u00a0as well as\u00a0from\u00a0classicism.<\/p>\n
Classicism\u00a0is characterized\u00a0by\u00a0two-storey houses\u00a0with\u00a0an upper floor\u00a0and\u00a0a basement,\u00a0stone-plastered\u00a0walls,\u00a0wooden floors,\u00a0roofs,\u00a0roof tiles,\u00a0wooden\u00a0cornices,\u00a0balconies,\u00a0open\u00a0terraces,\u00a0courtyards\u00a0and\u00a0outdoor staircases\u00a0connecting the\u00a0two floors.<\/p>\n
Along with\u00a0classicism\u00a0the Venetians\u00a0and\u00a0Genoese\u00a0bring to the island\u00a0one more\u00a0characteristic of\u00a0urban\u00a0construction\u00a0inspired by\u00a0the Italian Renaissance.\u00a0Buildings\u00a0become\u00a0multistoried\u00a0with tiled roofs and\u00a0large\u00a0symmetrical\u00a0openings.<\/p>\n
Gradually Ermoupolis\u00a0entirely adopts\u00a0the\u00a0European\u00a0classicism\u00a0while\u00a0refugee\u00a0influences\u00a0are being preserved only\u00a0in\u00a0popular neighborhoods.<\/p>\n
In 1837\u00a0Wilhelm\u00a0von\u00a0Weiler\u00a0implements\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0street plan\u00a0and\u00a0establishes the\u00a0monumental\u00a0neoclassical\u00a0architecture\u00a0of Syros\u00a0which becomes a symbol of\u00a0status for\u00a0the\u00a0island.<\/p>\n
During the period between 1840-1860, great architects from Greece, Italy and Germany adopt along with the stream of classicism, romanticism and devise a new architectural structure known as the Neoclassical Architecture of Syros. The new architectural structure which follows the street plan is characterized by the two-storey or three-storeyed solid dwellings as well as dwellings housing stores or warehouses on their ground floors covering in such way the whole surface of the plot. The buildings are made of stone with wooden floors and are supported by arches. Two wall-building types are followed, stone pitching with filled joints\u00a0and ashlaring either separately, or in combination while the marble begins to appear as a fa\u00e7ade covering material for the walls, as a partition material for the floors, as parapet or for the crowning of buildings. The types of buildings differ depending on the plot, the altitudinal dimensions and the financial situation of owners that defines the outdoor decoration with impressive or not additions and interventions.<\/p>\n
By\u00a0the mid-19th\u00a0century\u00a0the\u00a0neoclassical\u00a0architecture\u00a0of Athens\u00a0makes its appearance. The Athenian architecture is characterized by\u00a0plastered surfaces,\u00a0impressive\u00a0marble facades,\u00a0clay\u00a0columns\u00a0and\u00a0statues,\u00a0wooden\u00a0French\u00a0doors\u00a0as well\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0use of iron\u00a0which is greatly adopted around\u00a0the 1880s.\u00a0For many years\u00a0the\u00a0construction\u00a0activity\u00a0remains\u00a0limited\u00a0and by\u00a01976\u00a0all\u00a0buildings\u00a0are being built\u00a0according to the street plan.<\/p>\n
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