Kordopulova kăšta, kiosk
Melnik, Bulgaria
The kiosk (къошката) is a room that was used to serve wine or coffee. Such a space is called a krevata in adjacent Macedonian Greece, or a divanhana elsewhere. The doubled windows and use of colored glass are also typical of grand houses in Macedonian Greece and southern Albania. The raised platform, high ceiling, large windows and balustraded railing are reminiscent of the freestanding structures called chardaks in other parts of the Balkans. One enters the raised area by ascending two steps framed by columns that rise to support arched openings that define the sitting area and its ceiling. (photo 2000)
