{"id":3909,"date":"2026-02-11T10:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrissomuseum.gr\/?page_id=3909"},"modified":"2026-02-17T18:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:15:07","slug":"the-building","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chrissomuseum.gr\/index.php\/en\/the-building\/","title":{"rendered":"THE BUILDING"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n \n The history of<\/span>\n <\/span>\n \t\t\t\t\t

\n <\/span>The Building<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tThe school of Chrisso was built circa 1890s and is another neoclassical building that followed the format of the first schools built by Kapodistrias (1830-1840). Although there is no information available about its inauguration, it must have been with particular brilliance, given the great interest at that time for education. The designing of the building was undertaken by a foreign engineer and according to one version, it is attributed to Ernst Ziller, a major architect of other municipal buildings in Greece. Like many buildings of the same era, the school expressed the architectural and educational concepts of its time and was built in order to house the Community Office, the District Court and the School (Scolarcheio) which was attended by approximately 200 students of the surrounding area (Delphi, Sernikaki, Desfina). It is worth mentioning that the distinguished painter Spyros Papaloukas (1892-1957) from Desfina graduated from this school in 1908. Later on, the Elementary School (from which the collector Mr. Ilias E. Daradimos graduated) and the Public Telephone Center were also housed in this very building.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”52px”]

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\n <\/span>Important Milestones<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” row_content_width=”grid” el_class=”eltdf-workflow-custom-alignment”][vc_column]
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1890<\/div>\n
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1890<\/div>\n building\u2019s<\/span>\n

The<\/h2>\n foundations are set<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Until 1978<\/div>\n
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Until 1978<\/div>\n Functioned as an<\/span>\n

Elementary School<\/h2>\n until its restoration, after which it housed both the Community Hall and Clinic<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1979<\/div>\n
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1979<\/div>\n Declared listed<\/span>\n

historical monument<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1984<\/div>\n
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1984<\/div>\n Restoration<\/span>\n

works<\/h2>\n were carried out due to the severe damages caused by the 1981 earthquake. The works were not completed due to insufficient funding<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2005-2006<\/div>\n
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2005-2006<\/div>\n was assigned<\/span>\n

A study<\/h2>\n by the municipality of Delphi in order to convert the building into an Ethnological and Folklore Museum. The project was financed by the Regional Operational Programme 2000-2006 for the region of Central Greece. The renovations were completed in the spring of 2006<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2009-2010<\/div>\n
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2009-2010<\/div>\n Completion<\/span>\n

of the<\/h2>\n restoration as well as the redesigning of its layout in order to house the Elias Daradimos Collection<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2012<\/div>\n
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2012<\/div>\n The <\/span>\n

relevant<\/h2>\n museological study is completed and delivered to the municipality of Delphi and in July a donation pre-agreement was signed between the collector Mr. Ilias Daradimos and the municipality of Delphi, which set out the terms of the donation of the collection<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2014<\/div>\n
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2014<\/div>\n

A Committee<\/h2>\n was established by the municipality of Delphi to handle the completion of the project<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2015<\/div>\n
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2015<\/div>\n All the required<\/span>\n

works<\/h2>\n for the completion of the showcases, as well as the maintenance of the facilities are complete<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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December 2015<\/div>\n
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December 2015<\/div>\n Museum<\/span>\n

oppening<\/h2>\n in December the Museum opens its doors to the general public<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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