Kordopulova house - building era of the Bulgarian national revival, located in the southeast of the town of Melnik. Construction of the house was completed in 1754 and this building is still considered the largest in Bulgaria among the houses of winemakers. Manolis Kordopulos bought the building, famous and successful trader from Greece. In Melnik, he established his own wine production.
On the ground floor there is a wine cellar. In addition, the house has a basement for household needs and living rooms.
Two of the four floors Kordopulov house - stone. Rooms inside the house and various outbuildings interconnected family staircases and wooden floors are covered with luxurious colorful carpets.
The upper part of the building combines elements of Venetian and Ottoman architectural styles. This part is also decorated with Venetian glass, which makes Kordopulova home unique architectural monument of Bulgaria. Some of the lower twelve windows in typical Bulgarian style.
A characteristic feature of houses in Melnik is a wine cellar, which is located in a tunnel dug into the rock. This cellar can hold up to three hundred tons of wine, and the largest can accommodate 12 a barrel, 5 tons. The corridors are narrow and cellars are quite low, however, artificial climbing facilities are equipped with a ventilation system.
Sandanski Bulgarian revolutionary, lived in this house until the First World War. The last member of the genus Kordopulova was killed in 1916, after which the building was to Agnese (still unknown what exactly it relates to this genus, it is believed that she was a maid, or sister of someone famous Greeks).
Restoration of the building was carried out between 1974 and 1980, after which Kordopulova house became a private museum. Every year on the tour come to more than 30 000 tourists.
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