Palataki, Chaidari, Protected library building in Chaidari, Greece

Palataki is a preserved two-storey tower on Leoforos Athinon at Stratarchou Karaiskaki, built in a romantic historicist style with neo-Gothic elements: battlements, corner turrets, narrow windows framed by pointed arches and exterior ceramic decoration. Its few rooms, a dome and a semi-basement that once held kitchens and service areas suggest it served as a country residence.

The tower's first documented owner was Haidar Pasha, whose name passed to the estate and the wider area; the present building, in a Romantic style current after 1830, is thought to have replaced an earlier tower demolished after the 1826 Battle of Chaidari. Bought by firman by Panagiotis and Anna Lazari, it passed to Nikolaos Nazos, who made it an artists' centre visited by painters Nikiforos Lytras and Nikolaos Gyzis. Auctioned in 1895, it belonged to Nikolaos Thon, then from 1916 to shipowner Antonios Palios, who renovated it. From 1957 to 1971 it housed the "Agios Ioannis" psychiatric clinic, which caused serious interior damage; the building was listed in 1976 and the grounds in 1979, and the municipality acquired it in 1985.

Nikolaos Nazos turned the tower into an artistic centre where the painters Nikiforos Lytras and Nikolaos Gyzis met; Gyzis's wall painting "The Four Seasons" survives in the guesthouse, now called the Nikolaos Gyzis Building. The marble column of Charles Fabvier at the entrance was set up by Nikolaos Thon, curator of the royal palaces under George I.

The building is accessible by public transportation from Athens, with regular bus services stopping near the location. It is best to visit during daytime hours to fully appreciate the architectural details in natural light.

The marble column of Charles Nicolas Fabvier in front of the entrance was erected on the initiative of Nikolaos Thon, who owned the estate from 1895 and was curator of the royal palaces under George I. The building housed the psychiatric clinic "Agios Ioannis" from 1957 to 1971, which caused serious damage to its interior.