Students are informed about:
The birth of the city of Agia Mavra in the 14th century inside the castle of the same name.
The origin of the name Agia Mavra.
The transfer of the city from the castle to the place where it is today.
Observe:
The medieval design of the city of Agia Mavra on urban maps (Venetian of 1726 and English of 1825), which are in the archive.
Building permissions of the 19th century (1822-1865) with plans of houses and elements for their construction, which are in the archive
Texts on earthquakes in Lefkada in the 19th century from the corresponding file of the archive.
Images, texts of scholars and photos about the special, anti-seismic way of building traditional houses in the city of Lefkada.
They are invited to point out and comment:
Today’s image of the historic center of the city.
The abandonment of the traditional way of construction of the houses, despite the given seismicity of the place and its effects.
The program is presented through Power Point.
Duration: 60′
