The impressive and renewed market opens its doors to consumers from tomorrow
Opened its doors today to host the “Gastronomos” magazine quality awards event, the newly renovated Modiano market at Thessaloniki.
A crowd of people gathered in the impressive gallery and got a taste of its interior, just hours before the market welcomes consumers again.
The 75 stores that are expected to be open are putting the finishing touches to be ready for tomorrow’s opening.
On the ground floor of the portico there will be shops with traditional products, while on the outside there will be restaurants and cultural activities will be hosted.
It is noted that the market was closed in 2016 and in 2017 it passed into the hands of the Fais group, with the signing of the contract by TAIPED.
The history of Modiano Market
Engineer Eli Modiano, with architect J. Oliphant began building the Agora within the area of the city that had been completely destroyed by the fire of 1917. The Agora was built where the Talmud Torah Synagogue had previously stood and where the architect’s plan- archaeologist Ernest Hebrard predicted the development of bazaars. The title of the Market in the plans, in French, was “Bazar Central Salonique”.
In 1925, Eli Modiano constructed an elongated, single-story building with a basement and internal balconies, totaling approximately 2,707 sq.m. and in 1930 the inauguration took place with a great celebration.
The Modiano market, the first traditional food market and one of the largest covered markets in Thessaloniki, was closely linked to the history of the Jewish Community. From the beginning it played an important role in the life and operation of the commercial center of Thessaloniki, as it housed the best products and was an important commercial point of the city.
In 1983, the Agora Modiano was classified as a listed building by the Ministry of Education and Culture and in 1995 as a historical monument by the Ministry of Culture, because it is a typical example of Agora buildings with a portico.
Over the next few years, the image of the Agora slowly begins to change, as most of its 144 stores gradually close. Although the image of the Agora retains the memories of earlier times, it is far from its original glory, with its final closure coming in 2016.
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