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This study, drawing on rare archival material, presents the history of the establishment of public toilets in Thessaloniki over the past two centuries. The story of the city’s public toilets also brings its turbulent past vividly to life:
The epidemics and infectious diseases that plagued Thessaloniki in the 19th century.
The two great fires of 1890 and 1917, and the need to build municipal toilets in the camps for those left homeless by the fires.
Sanitation issues arising from “urinating in the middle of the street,” and the scarcity of water in homes, at public fountains and in public latrines.
The First World War and the toilets installed in the city by foreign armies.
The dispute over waqf properties belonging to Muslim cemeteries and the toilets built on them.
The appalling sanitary conditions in refugee camps after the arrival of refugees in 1922, and the lack of toilets there.
The destruction of the Jewish cemetery and the use of its tombstones for various purposes, including paving public toilets.
The use of archaeological sites, such as the city walls and the finds at Navarinou Square, as open-air urinals.
The 1978 earthquake and the public toilets set up in the city’s open spaces.
Efforts to improve the city’s sewage system and clean up the Thermaic Gulf.
The study also examines the presence of public toilets in Greek and international poetry and prose, as well as in cinema and theatre.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Sakis Serefas
- Publisher
- Epikentro
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
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- Skroutz Book Awards 2026
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- Type
- General History
- Time Period
- Modern History (1500-1945)
- Language
- -
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 352
- Release Date
- 29/10/2026
- Publication Date
- 2026
- Dimensions
- 14x21 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9786182047422
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