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Villa Ahmet Kapanci, Protected building in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Villa Ahmet Kapanci is a protected residential building in Thessaloniki featuring neoclassical design and ornate facade details. The symmetrical window arrangement and decorative elements give the house a refined appearance along Vasilissis Olgas avenue.

Ahmet Kapandji, mayor of Thessaloniki in 1907–1908 and member of the Dönme Kapandji family, commissioned the villa in the early 20th century from Italian architect Pietro Arrigoni, who had built his brother Mehmet's villa 300 metres south. In 1926 the Greek state acquired 65% of the property, and from 1939 it housed a Red Cross nursing school, later the Gestapo during the Occupation.

The building blends neoclassical style with design elements that reflect Thessaloniki's diverse population in the late 1800s. The ornate facade shows craftsmanship that brings together different architectural traditions.

The building is located at Vasilissis Olgas 105 and remains a private residence today. As a protected Greek heritage site, it can be viewed from the street but is not open for public interior visits.

The monogram "AK" for Ahmet Kapandji is carved on the main facade, a detail easy to miss from the street. The villa was classified a historic monument in 1977, and after the 1978 earthquake it stood abandoned and was occupied by anarchists before restoration.

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Βασιλίσσης Όλγας 105, Θεσσαλονίκη
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40.60735,22.95369
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