The three-story building at 5 Avenue Victory belongs to the Bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA.Apart from the monumental and architectural importance was for decades one of the major landmarks of Thessaloniki, as the ground floor functioned from 1927 to 1994 perhaps the most famous restaurant in town within and beyond the Greek borders. The building, according to data department documentation, management and promotion of Modern Monuments Inspectorate of Modern Monuments of Central Macedonia, built in 1926. The Culture Ministry declared it "a work of art and historical monument", together with interior decoration. In the same decision charatirismou of 1993 stated that "the historic restaurant Olympus'' -'' Naoussa, famous not only in Greece but also abroad, because during the operation of the assembled multitude of personalities from the world of politics, culture and art and so it is inextricably linked with the social life of Thessaloniki. " Wanted salvation ... Some restoration work took place in the period 2001 - 2003, but the substance of the building remains a "shell" that instead of sad admiration even younger, who may not have lived periods of splendor of space, but I find it difficult to distinguish between an architectural gem in noisy bars and broken windows of the closed shop ground floor of a typical amorphous multi-storey corner building. The decline of the "Olympus Naoussa "continues and those who recently saw again the scaffolding to stand in front hurriedly began to believe that rehabilitation aimed at restoration and reintegration into the life of the city. As explained in "A" strains of Eurobank, «scaffolding and signaling start restoration work, but were placed for security reasons to prevent any injuries and material detachments bystanders." Intention to use the asset side the bank is as there is a specific plan.Unfortunately, completion schedule ... there is no interference from other players can not be done. And this building follows the fate of maintenance, since the current law provides that any of the maintenance and restoration are the responsibility of the owner. Efforts Since 1994 there have been three requests to use the appropriate tax authorities: - 1995: Request for preliminary design architecture rehabilitation, change of use and the height of extension (six floors) of the existing building to remain on the ground floor houses the restaurant and the other floors to house a hotel of high standards. The preliminary design was submitted by the partnership «Arlin AU / Andromeda Hotels SA" (April 1995). No approval has not been modified since the study, under the terms of the relevant opinion of the Local Council of Modern Monuments of Central and Western Macedonia. - 2001: Request for approval of repair coatings and repainting of the front, following the publication of "hazardous exposure" of the Town Planning Thessaloniki. The request submitted by EFG Eurobank in September 2001, the Inland Revenue agreed and work was completed. - 2004: Request for approval of architectural preliminary design for the restoration and addition of height (two storeys in front and two more floors, recessed) and by extension (the part of the overdraft) of the existing building. The preliminary study was also the owner of the bank in February 2004. Based on the preliminary design retained the use of the restaurant on the ground floor, while the remaining floors are shaped houses. This preliminary study of 2004 is the only hope of reuse, recovery and rescue one of the most beautiful and historically significant buildings of the "window" of Thessaloniki.Approved in November 2004 by decision of the Ministry of Culture. Followed by the adoption of decor maintenance study (June 2006) and the final approval of architectural design, structural design and electromechanical studies (August 2007). spent more than three years, but work has not started, leading to the abandonment is evident. "The intention to implement the study and there is," stressed executives Eurobank.
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