Points of Interest
Krakaris Conveyor Belt
“Conveyor belt, situated on the Krakaris breakwaters for the loading of products coming from the factory of fertilizers, glass factory etc. of 200 meters length, with 2 pillars and 2 cantilevers, with the ability of loading every hour 140 tons of product in bulk or 30-40 tons in sacks”.
Power Station
In 1911 the Fertilizer Company started its operation with the units of sulfuric acid, superphosphate calcium, iron sulfide and acids.
Power Station
In 1911 the Fertilizer Company started its operation with the units of sulfuric acid, superphosphate calcium, iron sulfide and acids.
Water tower
The water tower ensured the totality of the Company´s supply with fresh water through the central system of water supply of the city while it was also connected with two storage tanks in case of a breakdown in the central system.
Glass Factory
In 1912, the Board of Directors of the Company decided to create the glass factory for the making of the “demijohns” for packing the acids to help with the vertical integration of the production. In parallel, the unit would also produce bottles, items of everyday use from white glass and sheets of glass after 1922.
Glass Factory
In 1912, the Board of Directors of the Company decided to create the glass factory for the making of the “demijohns” for packing the acids to help with the vertical integration of the production. In parallel, the unit would also produce bottles, items of everyday use from white glass and sheets of glass after 1922.
Silo
The Silo, along with the building of manufacturing with the huge chimney and the building with the furnaces formed an undivided unit, the Glass factory of the Fertilizer Company.
The Slaughterhouses of Piraeus
The graveyard of Piraeus, the brothel of Vourla and the public slaughterhouses situated at the same bay were three essential public “services” for the city of Piraeus that however did not fit at the visible residential core, and that is why they were housed at the nearby, almost desolate, land of Drapetsona.
The Slaughterhouses of Piraeus
The graveyard of Piraeus, the brothel of Vourla and the public slaughterhouses situated at the same bay were three essential public “services” for the city of Piraeus that however did not fit at the visible residential core, and that is why they were housed at the nearby, almost desolate, land of Drapetsona.
The Workers’ Quarters of the Fertilizer Company
The creation of the quarters ensured the Company the undisturbed residency of its highly skilled workforce close to the production process while at the same time it formed a powerful residential core inside the industrial zone of Drapetsona.
Nikolaos Kanellopoulos
Institute of
Chemistry & Agriculture
The Nikolaos Kanellopoulos Institute of Chemistry and Agriculture first operated in 1938. The Institute was not only just a research entity within the productive and technological progress of a private business.
Nikolaos Kanellopoulos
Institute of
Chemistry & Agriculture
The Nikolaos Kanellopoulos Institute of Chemistry and Agriculture first operated in 1938. The Institute was not only just a research entity within the productive and technological progress of a private business.
Text Credits
- Eleni Kyramargiou, Historian, Associate Researcher at the Institute of Historical Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation
Photo Credits
- Urban Environment Laboratory Archive, School of Architecture, NTUA and National Bank of Greece Historical Archive.
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