Title:	Αναδεικνύοντας το παρελθόν, προσβλέποντας στο μέλλον: Η εμπειρία μιας αναστήλωσης
Alternative title:	Bringing forth the past, looking to the future: A refurbishment experience
Qualified type:	Conference item
Creator:	Αγγελής, Αντώνης Φ.
Contributor:	Organiser of meeting: Οργανωτική Επιτροπή Ενίσχυσης Βιβλιοθηκών (ΟΕΕΒ) Organiser of meeting: Εθνικό Κέντρο Τεκμηρίωσης (ΕΚΤ)
Date:	2008-06-11
Place of production:	Εθνικό Ιδρυμα Ερευνών, Αμφιθέατρο "Λεωνίδας Ζέρβας", Αθήνα National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Av., Athens
Event:	Σχεδιάζοντας τις Βιβλιοθήκες του Μέλλοντος, 10 - 11 Ιουνίου 2008, Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών, Αθήνα Designing Libraries of the Future, 10 - 11 June 2008, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece
Language:	Greek
Record level:	Analytic (component part)
Description:	3η Συνεδρίαση, Συντονιστής: Μαθιός Στρατής, Βιβλιοθηκονόμος, Τμήμα Καταλόγων Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος 3rd Session, Moderator: Mathios Stratis, Librarian, Cataloguing Department, National Library of Greece
Αbstract:	Η Δημόσια Κεντρική Βιβλιοθήκη Ρόδου ιδρύθηκε το Σεπτέμβριο του 1947 από τον τότε Στρατιωτικό Διοικητή Δωδεκανήσου. Στεγάσθηκε στο ιπποτικό κτήριο της «Καστελλανίας» που βρίσκεται στην Πλατεία Ιπποκράτους και είναι ένα από τα σημαντικότερα ιπποτικά μνημεία της Μεσαιωνικής Πόλης της Ρόδου, με στοιχεία αναγεννησιακής τεχνοτροπίας και με πιθανή ημερομηνία κατασκευής το έτος 1507 και πάντως μετά το μεγάλο σεισμό του 1481. The Central Public Library of Rhodes was founded in September 1947 by the Commander of the Dodecanese at that time. The Library has been housed in the “Castellania” building, which is located near Ippokratous Square and is considered one of the most important monuments in the Medieval Town of Rhodes built by knights and bearing elements of the Renaissance Style. The “Castellania” building had most likely been built in 1507, definitely after the big earthquake in 1481. Initially, this building used to host the knights’ administrative services under the supervision of a member of the Castellano Order of Knights or the regional court. During the Turkish domination, it had been converted into a Muslim house of prayer called Bazesten mosque, while all the surrounding area was swarming with wooden sheds selling fish and with the noted Ottoman indolence and muck. On 17th July 1924 a fire broke out in a well-known bar. The fire spread very quickly and despite the “coordinated” measures of the Italian authorities resulted in the entire destruction of the biggest part of the market. More than 60 shops were destroyed and there were also two casualties. Following that and a series of coordinated actions (expropriations, erections, and other interventions), the Italians built the commercial centre of the Medieval Town of Rhodes in the same form as that is preserved until today. The construction works on the “Castellania” building had lasted for 10 years (1925-1935) and the architect in charge was an Italian, Florestano di Fausto. From that point and until the liberation of Rhodes, the building was being utilized by the Italian education company “Dante Alighieri” as a learning centre for the Italian language. It also served propagandistic purposes, since the Italians used to place exaggerated emphasis on the period of the domination of the Knights. What is more, they tried to characterise this period as a period of Italian domination and, consequently, claim historic titles and rights. Since 1947 and after the incorporation of the Dodecanese into the Greek State, the Public Library of Rhodes and the Historical Archive of the Dodecanese have been housed on the ground floor of the “Castellania” building. In 1989 a programmatic convention was signed between the Greek Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs, under the jurisdiction of which the Library comes, and the Medieval City Office of the Municipality of Rhodes. According to this convention, extensive interventions and preservation and refurbishment works were carried out on the building in order to create a new reading room in the atrium of the “Castellania” building. These works were completed in 1994. The total cost of the works amounted to 30,000,000 drachmas and included mainly: the creation of a new reading room in the atrium after the erection of two groined-vaults that had been demolished during the II World War bombardments, glass enclosure, garden configuration, new electrical and hydraulic installations, sewerage, insulations, painting of the building, frames and furniture, etc. The “Castellania” building has now become presentable, modern, but at the same time traditional and completely functional so as to house library services. During the following years, we have tried to broaden the Library’s scope and range of actions, to attract the public, to bring forth the history and literary and cultural tradition of our place of origin; and the “Castellania” building has been the cornerstone of these attempts. In particular: We have published books, many of which are dedicated to our region and its intellectual creators. We have organised various exhibitions in our renovated premises. We have acquired a mobile library, whose action comes under the Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training (EPEAEK). We have created a web page, which receives thousands of visits. We have established a Public Information Centre providing our readers with free Internet access. We have digitalized the biggest part of our local newspaper archive. Based on all the above, nowadays the Library looks optimistically to the future and is in a position to provide not only the residents of our city, but also the greater public with modern services.
Keywords:	Δημόσια Κεντρική Βιβλιοθήκη Ρόδου Ιστορικό μνημείο Αναστήλωση Χώρος βιβλιοθήκης Central Public Library of Rhodes Building history Library as place Renovation project
Rights Holder:	Οργανωτική Επιτροπή Ενίσχυσης Βιβλιοθηκών (ΟΕΕΒ) Αγγελής, Αντώνης Φ.
License:	Fair Use License
Date copyrighted:	2008-06-11
Notes:	* Αντώνης Φ. Αγγελής, Διευθυντής Δημόσιας Κεντρικής Βιβλιοθήκης Ρόδου, Αριστοτέλους 1, T.K.85100, Ρόδος, Τηλ.: 22410-24448, Fax: 22410-70638 info@rhodeslibrary.gr, www.rhodeslibrary.gr. Πτυχιούχος Παντείου Πανεπιστημίου. Εργάζεται στη Βιβλιοθήκη από το 1985. Μέλος της Στέγης Γραμμάτων και Τεχνών Δωδεκανήσου. Διετέλεσε επίσης μέλος του ΔΣ του Διεθνούς Κέντρου Λογοτεχνών και Μεταφραστών Ρόδου. Εργασίες του έχουν δημοσιευθεί σε επιστημονικά περιοδικά και εφημερίδες. * Antonis F. Angelis, Director of the Central Public Library of Rhodes, Aristotelous 1, Postcode: 851 00, Rhodes, Tel.: +30 22410 24448, Fax: +30 22410 70638, info@rhodeslibrary.gr. www.rhodeslibrary.gr Bachelor from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens. He has been working in the Library since 1985. He has been a member of the House of Letters and Arts of the Dodecanese. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the International Writers’ and Translators’ Center of Rhodes. He has published several studies in journals and newspapers.
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