The Grand Club of Kavala, in the historic city of northern Greece, has reopened after extensive renovation and restoration which lasted for a total of nine years, according to Greekreporter.com.
Often called a jewel of neoclassical architecture, the landmark building of the city was constructed in the late nineteenth century as a display of the wealth and power of the city while it was under Ottoman occupation.
Opened in 1910, its ostentatious facade lent a distinguished air to the city and became inextricably linked with the history of Kavala. Before the turn of the nineteenth century, the city had been not much more than a poor village. Under the Ottomans, it became, in the space of just a few years, a large, multicultural community with vastly-improved infrastructure and housing.
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