7.5.2026, Thessaloniki (GR) – Pascha’s Gardens

Pasha’s Gardens, https://www.greeka.com/macedonia/thessaloniki/sightseeing/pasha-gardens/ (5.6.26): … their construction dates back to around 1904, yet the origin of its name and its architecture remain a mystery … built in a pine forest … the buildings were mainly fountains … striking resemblance in the style of the buildings of the Pasha’s Gardens to Gaudí’s famous works [in Barcelona] … The construction materials of the park are ironwork, stones and bricks. During the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923, the Greek refugees who settled in the former houses of Turks looted the monument to get its materials and use them for the houses, leading to the current image of the park differing significantly from the initial.

Incl. project” Trees for Greece” …

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