ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/616840/tainaron-blue-retreat-kostas-zouvelos-kassiani-theodorakakou Thu, 09 Apr 2015 06:00:11 +0000 Daniel Sánchez https://www.archdaily.com/616840/tainaron-blue-retreat-kostas-zouvelos-kassiani-theodorakakou The towers, these imposing tall and narrow prisms, are the most stubborn and absolute expression of Mani building. On the outskirts of the settlements, the "xemonia" were erected in order to defend or expand the land property. They served to control, exclude or drive out the opponents, but also to transfer the pressure from the main settlement to new territories.

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