Cemetery of the Greek Orthodox Community, Evangelistria, Thessaloniki 1991, Part II
Cemetery of the Greek Orthodox Community, Evangelistria, Thessaloniki 1991, Part II
Texts: Efi Kakoulidou
Photographs: Yiannis Papanikolaou
FOLKLIFE AND ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF MACEDONIA, THESSALONIKI 1991, Part II
Monolingual publication: Greek
A two-volume study of the ‘Evangelistria' cemetery in Thessaloniki, the oldest Orthodox cemetery still in use in the city. The second volume is divided into the following chapters: The location and its buildings, then and now; the graves and their inscriptions (from 19th century to 1912; family graves; monuments to the victims of the Macedonian Struggle, graves of public benefactors); an aesthetic review of the monuments, the marble sculpture, the technicians and artists who made the tombs. The second part ends with a series of photographs of selected graves and tombs.
This publication represents an important contribution to studies of the city of Thessaloniki.
