The Gold Book of Xanthi | Page 23

DISTRICT OF KAPNAPOTHIKES (“TOBACCO WAREHOUSES”) The district of Kapnapothikes is an important part of the city, di- rectly connected to its economical growth, and also a top specimen of industrial architecture in Greece, with building infrastructures that are unique by European standards. The tobacco warehouses were built at the meadows, southeast of Old Town, separated from the rest of the settlement, while today the area is at the fringes of the center. 23