Pyrgi

E351768

Pyrgi is a distinctive medieval village on the Greek island of Chios, renowned for its black-and-white geometric facade decorations and well-preserved traditional architecture.

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Pyrgi canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval settlement ⓘ
village ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval fortified village ⓘ
belongsToIslandGroup Northeastern Aegean Islands ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
facadeDecoration black-and-white motifs ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
hasBuildingType fortified tower ⓘ
stone church ⓘ
hasCharacteristic central square ⓘ
defensive architecture ⓘ
narrow alleys ⓘ
stone-built houses ⓘ
tower houses ⓘ
hasClimate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritageStatus traditional settlement ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity mastic cultivation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasNotableFeature central defensive tower (pyrgos) ⓘ
decorated house facades ⓘ
enclosed village perimeter ⓘ
hasPatternType geometric facade engravings ⓘ
hasPreservationStatus well-preserved medieval fabric ⓘ
hasUrbanForm compact settlement core ⓘ
labyrinthine street plan ⓘ
inhabitedPlaceOf Chios Island ⓘ
linked to: Chios
isExampleOf fortified Aegean village ⓘ
traditional Chios architecture ⓘ
isTouristDestinationIn Chios ⓘ
knownFor black-and-white geometric facade decorations ⓘ
medieval defensive layout ⓘ
well-preserved traditional architecture ⓘ
languageUsed Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Chios ⓘ
North Aegean ⓘ
linked to: northern Aegean Sea
locatedInMunicipality Chios municipality ⓘ
locatedInPeriphery North Aegean periphery ⓘ
linked to: North Aegean region
locatedInRegionalUnit Chios regional unit ⓘ
locatedOnIsland Chios ⓘ
partOf Mastichochoria ⓘ
primaryReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
regionType mastic-producing village ⓘ
roadAccessFrom Chios town ⓘ
timePeriodOfDevelopment Middle Ages ⓘ
tourismAttractionType architectural heritage site ⓘ
cultural tourism destination ⓘ
usesDecorativeTechnique xysta ⓘ

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