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The Oil-Press of Agia Paraskevi is a complex of stone-built buildings
that serves as a characteristic sample of exceptional industrial architecture
of the early 20th century (1910) on the island.
Initially, it had been operating as an industrial complex (oil-press
and corn-mill) and later on, until 1967, it ran as a community business.
In 1984, with the support of the Prefecture
of Lesvos, it was restored and transformed into a cultural center. The central
building was turned into a multi-cultural hall with a 400-seats capacity, the
oil storehouses were converted to a Folk-Art Museum while the 11 olives’ storehouses
were transformed into modern guest-houses.
This text is cited June 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below.
The school building of neoclassical architecture of the early 20th
century (1922-30’s) has a rectangular "U" ground-plan shape and shows a perfect
symmetry at its openings. The formation of the school-yard area is also very significant.
The construction of the school building, one of the most attractive
on the island, was financed with revenues of the town’s oil-press which today
has been transformed into a multi-cultural center.
This text is cited June 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below.
The remains of this Early-Christian
basilica can be found along the main road that connects Ag. Paraskevi with
Komi and Pigi.
It is believed that this church constituted the nave of a small monastery and
dates in the second half of the 6th century A.D.
The monument was excavated and restored by A. Orlandos in 1937.
This text is cited June 2003 from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture URL below.
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