The increase of urban density in Ano Poli after the arrival of the 1922 refugees
This is the juxtaposition between two maps of the same…
‘Kastroplikta’, Eptapyrgiou Street
Photographs of the area of ‘kastroplikta’ on Eptapyrgiou Street in…
Refugee houses near the walls in Sykies
A number of 1922 refugees from Eastern Rumelia, Eastern Thrace,…
Κατεδάφιση καστρόπληκτου
Κατεδάφιση προσφυγικού καστρόπληκτου κτίσματος στο εσωτερικών των βυζαντινών τειχών στην…
Residents against the demolition of ‘kastroplikta’
‘Καστρόπληκτα’ (pronounced ‘kastroplikta’, which means ‘castle-stricken’, ‘the houses threatened by…
A suitcase in an abandoned building inhabited by migrants
Since 2016 and the closing of the borders on the…
Traces of a refugee house on the walls
The photograph shows the traces of a house on Eptapyrgiou…
Κτίσμα που εφάπτεται στα τείχη
Το σπίτι αυτό είναι ένα από τα «καστρόπληκτα» της οδού…
At the city walls: the narrative of Odysseas Papaioannou
Odysseas Papaioannou’s family arrived in Greece during the population exchange…
The buildings abutting the walls around the acropolis (‘kastroplikta’)
Living next to defensive walls is common throughout Greece, with…
The Acropolis of Thessaloniki
The Acropolis area has remained sparsely populated throughout the history…
From refugees in Greece to migrants in Germany (the literary portrayal)
Yorgos Ioannou’s short story ‘Up there in Eski Delik’ portrays…