Villa Mehmet Kapandji

The magnificent three-storey villa was designed by architect Pierro Arrigoni in 1900, following the eclectic style with art nouveau influences. During the German occupation was the headquarter of Gestapo in Thessaloniki, later housed NATO services and in 1997 it was seat of the Organization of the Cultural Capital of Europe – Thessaloniki 1997. Today it hosts the Organization of Planning and Environmental Protection of Thessaloniki (OR.TH.).