Jaap van 't Veen's photos with the keyword: Σιάτιστα

The Holy Church of Saint Paraskevi (Agia Paraskevi) is a great example of post-Byzantine architecture. The church was built in 1677, in the shape of a domed three-aisled basilica. The hexagonal bell tower with a height of 25 meters was added in 1862. The building - a most precious monument of Byzantine art - dominates the central square of Geraneia district, one of the two city quarters. The church is considered being the most impressive of the years of the Turkish occupation in western Macedonia. The interior shows exquisite icons, a gilded wood-carved iconostasis and a gold plated pulpit. The stone built church, with oak transoms and beams, small windows, in Basilica order, is full with frescoes and precious icons.

The Poulko Mansion (also called Poulkidis Mansion) is located in the Geraneia neighbourhood in Siatista. According to an inscription over the entrance, its construction began in 1752 and probably completed in 1759. The building was commissioned by Theódoros Emmanouilídis, an Ottoman-era merchant from the town, and later purchased by tobacco merchant Lázaros Poúlkos (or Poulkídis). The mansion consists of a semi-buried ground floor and two upper floors overlooking a courtyard that includes an oven, a cistern and a garden. The ground floor was used for storage. The first floor was used as the family's winter residence, with bedrooms featuring fireplaces and cupboards richly decorated with frescoes. The top floor had the same layout as the middle floor and was used as a summer residence. The Poulko Mansion - a precious example of upper middle class daily life in 18th century western Macedonia - shows excellent decorative painting, stained glass windows and wood carvings. The plaster decorations on the mansion’s fireplaces are of amazing artistry. Its facade, in the section just under the roof, is decorated with stylized ornamental motifs (rosettes, stars) and a ship. After a restoration the Poulko Mansion - a juwel of the small city of Siatista - is open to the public again