Pyrgi
E351768
Pyrgi is a distinctive medieval village on the Greek island of Chios, renowned for its black-and-white geometric facade decorations and well-preserved traditional architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pyrgi canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval settlement
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval fortified village ⓘ |
| belongsToIslandGroup |
North Aegean islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeastern Aegean Islands
|
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| facadeDecoration |
black-and-white motifs
ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
fortified tower
ⓘ
stone church ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
central square
ⓘ
defensive architecture ⓘ narrow alleys ⓘ stone-built houses ⓘ tower houses ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritageStatus | traditional settlement ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
mastic cultivation
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
central defensive tower (pyrgos)
ⓘ
decorated house facades ⓘ enclosed village perimeter ⓘ |
| hasPatternType | geometric facade engravings ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | well-preserved medieval fabric ⓘ |
| hasUrbanForm |
compact settlement core
ⓘ
labyrinthine street plan ⓘ |
| inhabitedPlaceOf |
Chios
ⓘ
surface form:
Chios Island
|
| isExampleOf |
fortified Aegean village
ⓘ
traditional Chios architecture ⓘ |
| isTouristDestinationIn | Chios ⓘ |
| knownFor |
black-and-white geometric facade decorations
ⓘ
medieval defensive layout ⓘ well-preserved traditional architecture ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chios
ⓘ
northern Aegean Sea ⓘ
surface form:
North Aegean
|
| locatedInMunicipality |
Municipality of Chios
ⓘ
surface form:
Chios municipality
|
| locatedInPeriphery |
North Aegean region
ⓘ
surface form:
North Aegean periphery
|
| locatedInRegionalUnit | Chios regional unit ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Chios ⓘ |
| partOf | Mastichochoria ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| regionType | mastic-producing village ⓘ |
| roadAccessFrom | Chios town ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfDevelopment | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType |
architectural heritage site
ⓘ
cultural tourism destination ⓘ |
| usesDecorativeTechnique | xysta ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.