Panagiotis
Skagiopoulos was a famous and wealthy raisin merchant in Patras in the end of
19th and begining of 20th century. He was also a great philantrop and active
citizen. In 1926 he fully financied a construction of orphanage
center, named after him. Today, the same name is used for the whole
neighborhood, south east from the
center. The orphanage was inaugurated on December 29th, 1929 by Eleftherios Venizelos, greek prime minister at that time.
The building
itself was renovated in 2001, with help of Kostas Dimitriadis, but regardless
of that, is not in use since then. In 1982, half of the area surrounding the
orphanage, including it’s gardens, was awarded to the citizens and is now the
only green spot available in the neighbourhood. A.O. Skagiopouleio
is one of the oldest basketball clubs in the city and
has participated five times in the First Division category. It features also volleyball and, in the past, climbing
and cycling sections.
Photo: NIKON
D70s, AP, f 1/9, 1/400s, -0.3EV, f=27 mm (for 35mm), GIMP software
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