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Ouranoupoli
Ouranoupoli - the gateway to Mount Athos - Athos, where the monastic republic’s unique 20 monasteries are located on the slopes and cliffs of the mountain.
Ouranoupoli - port the garden of Holy Mother Mary, where heaven, sky and peace for the souls greet the pilgrims
Ouranoupoli - a small village on the border of the human and the divine today is a multinational tourist destination.
Prosforion was the first name of the village, founded in the beginning of the last century on the land of the monastery Zygou. The old Byzantine tower, around which the village was built, can be seen from the sea.
Ouranoupoli breathes and lives with the pulse of Mount Athos.
People with different skin colors and different languages sit together in cafes and taverns along the shore. Kind-faced monks in black clothes hurriedly going about their worldly affairs. Groups of curious, noisy tourists along with the silent and humble pilgrims go inand out of the shops along the main street. Tasty coffee after a pleasant sea trip and fascinating stories about the history of the monasteries. Colorful scene with beautiful decor - blue sea with a warm beach, the captivating Amuliyaniisland, the tower looking down from the height of its ancient history.
You are in Ouranoupoli! You can see your reflection in this picture and it fills you fascination.
O πύργος της Oυρανούπολης _ The tower of Ouranoupolis
Historical Byzantine building in Ouranoupoli Halkidiki.
Ιστορικό βυζαντινό κτίσμα στην Ουρανούπολη Χαλκιδικής.
Chalkidiki TOP beaches: Ammouliani island, Ouranoupoli, Drenia - Greece | Complete guide
Ammouliani: A a tiny gemstone of northern Greece. A true reflection of your holiday dreams in Halkidiki
Ammouliani, in Halkidiki, is a tiny island, a green droplet in the gulf of Agion Oros; a small paradise made up of white sandy beaches, clear blue sea waters and a traditionally serene pace of life. With a rich history that goes back centuries, it also offers the visitor plenty of opportunity for interesting excursions.
Start your journey from this enchanting island and you will definitely fall in love with it. After all, at about 120 kilometres from Thessaloniki and only 2 nautical miles from the mainland coast, Tripiti, it is easily and affordably accessible by ferryboat.
What to do in Ammouliani
Time to explore
The main town of Ammouliani built like an amphitheatre above the bay, with beautiful, tiled roofs, verdant gardens and alleyways sweeping down to the sea shore. In its picturesque harbor you will see the boats casting colourful reflections into the calm waters while the old shipyard, with its Holy Mount architecture, invokes the times when the island was a dependency of the Vatopedion Monstery. Following the paths uphill, you will reach the highest point of the village and enjoy the enthralling panorama of Athos Peninsula and Agion Oros.
If you like hiking, you will especially enjoy the footpaths and the contact with nature as the island is full of olive trees and bushes. And since Ammouliani is a bird sanctuary, do not forget to bring your camera along to photograph your winged co-travellers.
The call of the blue
Ammouliani derives its name from the Greek word “ammos” meaning “sand”, so… you get the idea. The beaches on Ammouliani boast exotic white sand and clear turquoise waters, all certified with blue flags. You must swim in Alikes, the most popular and photogenic beach, enjoy the peace in Karagatsi and Porto Agio or head to Ai Giorgis and Megali Ammos for your daily swim. All the beaches are organized with umbrellas and sun loungers so you can cool down and enjoy carefree hours of fun or relaxation.
Welcome to Alikes beach! Here everything is set to be relaxing, fun and joyful. Swim, dive, do water sports, read your book and forget everything else. Alikes Camping is a great alternative for nature lovers. The beach bars with funky summer music are really fun, transmitting everywhere a party vibe!
Sea ventures
From Megali Ammos beach, circumnavigate the island by renting a boat and do some harpooning along the rocky, northern coast. The sea bed will fascinate you with its mesmerising variety of aquatic life. East of Ammouliani, lies a cluster of islets known as Drenia, or sometimes Gaidouronisia, whose beauty you cannot fail to be impressed by. Should you want to see other places, besides the island, Ouranoupoli as well as Ancient Stageira, Aristotle’s birthplace, are both within easy reach. Finally if, as you gaze upon the imposing form of Athos you feel the desire to approach it, cruises around Agion Oros are organized daily. The monasteries literally cling to huge awe-inspiring cliffs.
Ouranoupoli Chalkidiki Greece
Ouranopoli lies 140 km east of Thessaloniki. It is an ancient city, founded in the late 4th Century BC. Today is a popular summer destination. Don't miss the famous Prosforion Byzantine tower overlooking the seafront.
Top beaches
Number one: Akrathos beach.
Number two: Tripiti beach.
Number three: Eagles beach. The beach is part of a Resort.
Number four: Ouranoupoli beach. The beaches at walking distance from the village are truly stunning!
ATHOS PENINSULA Chalkidiki - Greece
Do not miss the chance to visit the holy monastic state of Athos, the third peninsula of Chalkidiki, where only men may have access according to tradition. Athos Cruises is organizing daily
excursions to Mount Athos from Ammouliani and Ouranoupoli.
Chalkidiki: a heaven to fall in love with!
Culinary experience
The island has a plethora of restaurants and you can’t leave Ammouliani without trying the fish, quite possibly the freshest you have ever tasted. The island has the second largest fishing fleet in Central Macedonia so here you will find yourself tucking into the results of a catch which only a few hours before have been flailing about in the nets.
Meet the locals!
Ammouliani has approximately 550 permanent inhabitants.
With the same passion and determination that characterized their ancestors, present day inhabitants have succeeded in making Ammouliani a particularly tempting resort and the majestic natural environment is their strongest ally.
Get to know their beautiful tiny island and you will share in the bafflement of a London journalist who, in an extensive article for ‘The Times’, wonders why this paradise is not on the cover of every travel magazine.
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Ουρανούπολη - Ouranoupolis - Урануполис | 4K
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Filmed October 2019.
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????????: Η πόλη της Ουρανούπολης παίρνει το όνομά της από την αρχαία Ουρανούπολη, που χτίστηκε από τον Αλεξάρχη, τον αδελφό του βασιλιά Κασσάνδρα, το 315 π.Χ. πάνω στα ερείπια της ακόμη αρχαιότερης πόλης της Σάνης. Η Ουρανούπολη, η οποία, σύμφωνα με τον Στράβωνα, είχε περίμετρο 30 σκηνών, δεν ήταν μακριά από την Τρυπητή και δεν είχε καμία σχέση με τον σημερινό οικισμό. Η απόσταση από τη Θεσσαλονίκη είναι 135χλμ.
Η σύγχρονη πόλη της Ουρανούπολης διαμορφώθηκε στο χώρο της πρώην αυλής ως αποτέλεσμα της άφιξης των Ελλήνων προσφύγων - μεταναστών από τη Μικρά Ασία στην περιοχή που ανήκε στο μοναστήρι του Αγίου Όρους Βατοπίδη από τον 13ο αιώνα.
Σήμερα η πόλη είναι η κύρια μαρίνα, από την οποία τα πλοία αναχωρούν στη μοναστική δημοκρατία του Αγίου Όρους . Εκτός από τις όμορφες παραλίες της, η Ουρανούπολη προσφέρει στους επισκέπτες την ευκαιρία να εξερευνήσουν την πλούσια ιστορία και να απολαύσουν διάφορα αξιοθέατα.
Ένα από αυτά είναι ένα ψηλό, εντυπωσιακό βυζαντινό κτίριο, ο πύργος του Προσφόριου, που χτίστηκε το 1344 στην τοποθεσία του μοναστηριού του Αγίου Βατοπεδίου, το οποίο είναι πολύ καλά διατηρημένο και αποτελεί σύμβολο της Ουρανούπολης. Η οροφή που αντικατέστησε τον τελευταίο όροφο και το χαμηλότερο κτίριο σε κοντινή απόσταση είναι ένα κτίριο του 19ου αιώνα. Άλλα κτίρια έχουν επιβιώσει από την παλιά αυλή του μοναστηριού. Στα ανατολικά, σχεδόν στα σύνορα με τη μοναστική δημοκρατία, βρίσκεται το Φράγκικο Κάστρο (Μονή Ζιγκού).
???????? : The city of Ouranoupoli takes its name from the ancient Ouranoupolis (Greek heavenly city), built by Alexarchus, the brother of King Kassandra, in 315 BC. on the ruins of the even more ancient city of Sani. Ouranoupoli, which, according to Strabo, had a perimeter of 30 stages, was not far from Tripiti and had nothing to do with today's settlement. The distance from Thessaloniki is 135 km.
The modern city of Ouranoupoli was formed on the site of the former courtyard as a result of the arrival of Greek refugees - immigrants from Asia Minor on the site that belonged to the Athos monastery Vatopedi since the 13th century.
Today the city is the main marina, from which ships depart to the monastic republic of St. Athos . In addition to its beautiful beaches, Ouranupoli provides visitors with the opportunity to stroll through the rich history and enjoy various attractions.
One of them is a tall, impressive Byzantine building, the Prosporia Tower, built in 1344 on the site of the monastery of Athos Vatopedi Monastery, very well preserved and is a symbol of Ouranupoli. The roof that replaced its top floor and the lower building nearby is a 19th-century building. Other buildings have survived from the old monastery courtyard. In the east, almost on the border with the monastic republic, stands the Frankish Castle (Zigu Monastery).
????????: Город Урануполи берёт свое название от античного Урануполис (греч. небесный город ), построенного Алексархом, братом царя Кассандра, в 315 г.д.н.э. на развалинах еще более древнего города Сани. Урануполи, который, согласно Страбону, имел периметр 30 стадий, находился недалеко от Трипити и не имел никакого отношения к сегодняшнему поселению.Расстояние от г. Салоники 135 км.
Современный город Урануполи сформировался на месте бывшего подворья в результате прибытия греческих беженцев - репатриантов из Малой Азии на месте, принадлежавшем афонскому монастырю Ватопед с XIII века.
Сегодня город является главнейшей пристанью, от которой отходят корабли к монашеской республике Святого Афона. Помимо своих прекрасных пляжей, Урануполи предоставляет посетителям возможность прогуляться по местности с богатой историей и насладиться различными достопримечательностями.
Одна из них - высокая, внушительная византийская постройка, Башня Просфория, построенная в 1344 году на месте подворья афонского Ватопедского монастыря, очень хорошо сохранившаяся и являющаяся символом Урануполи. Крыша, заменившая ее последний этаж и более низкое здание неподалеку - это постройки XIX века. От старого монастырского подворья сохранились и другие здания. На востоке, практически на границе с монашеской республикой, возвышается, Франкский замок (Mонастырь Зигу).
Departure to Mount Athos
Day after day hundreds of visitors depart from the port of Ouranoupolis, in the shadow of the Byzantine tower, for Mount Athos, the land of treasures and miracles. Scholars, devout pilgrims and travellers on a unique journey of spiritual discovery.
Κάθε μέρα εκατοντάδες επισκέπτες αναχωρούν από το λιμάνι της Ουρανούπολης, στη σκιά του βυζαντινού πύργου, για το Άγιον Όρος, η γη των θησαυρών και θαυμάτων. Μελετητές, ευσεβείς προσκυνητές και ταξιδιώτες σε ένα μοναδικό ταξίδι πνευματικής ανακάλυψης.
Tower of Krouna | Chalcidice
Almost 1 km distance from the town of Ierissos, one of the most important sights of the region - the tower of Krouna - is located. It’s preserved almost in full height (13,5m), except its surrounding wall, which has almost collapsed. The monument belongs to the jurisdiction of the 10th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities.
It was built during the 15th century and it is named after the alteration of the word “Koroni”. More specifically, the name Krouna, as the famous Mount Athos documents has recorded, is a Serbian name transmitted to Greek as Koroni. The initial origin might have been the Greek name place Koroni that usually refers to crows which probably have their nests there.
Easter in Ouranoupolis 2014
The village grandmothers sing the lamentations.
Σήμερα μαύρος ουρανός – Σήμερα μαύρη μέρα
Σήμερα όλοι θλίβονται και τα βουνά λυπούνται
σήμερα έβαλαν βουλή ...
για να σταυρώσουν το Χριστό των πάντων Βασιλέα ...
The holiest of celebrations, the Orthodox Easter, starts with the decoration of the Epitaphios with thousands of tiny flowers and beads.
The sweet melodies of the church choir, the procession through the fragrant spring night, the flickering candles, lead to the celebration of the resurrection. At the foot of the Byzantine tower the bells are ringing in the good news at midnight.
Christ is Risen!
Panagia Ekatontapiliani Church( Paros,Greece) with Daniel Dimitrov
The Oldest,Biggest and Most Beauty Church at Paros Island.Greece
Orthodox Transfiguration bells
Cathedral Bells
The bells of St. Michael Cathedral, Passaic, NJ on a cold December morning 2010 at the funeral of Bishop Andrew Pataki.
Κατέβηκα στο Αρσανά Ζωγράφου από το λάκο | The path to Zografou port | Манастир Зограф Афон
Τελευταία μέρα και κατεβαίνω από τη μονή Ζωγράφου προς τον Αρσανά, διασχίζοντας το μονοπάτι που ακολουθεί το Ζωγραφίτικο λάκκο μέσα σε πυκνή βλάστηση και απόκρημνους βράχους. Βελανιδιές, σφένδαμοι και διάφορα αρωματικά φυτά διάσπαρτα στη διαδρομή. Ο Αρσανάς είναι από τους μεγαλύτερους του Αγίου Όρους και έχει έναν καλοδιατηρημένο ανεμόμυλο. Μετά υπάρχουν τα ερείπια ενός προγενέστερου πύργου του παλαιόπυργου.
Orthodox Divine Liturgy - Holy Bells mark Consecration
Grand Catholic Orthodox Divine Liturgy served by Pope of Alexandria Theodore II and Patriarch of Moscow Cyril and bishops from 10 Orthodox Churches. Holy Bells were used to mark the most important part of Divine Liturgy, when the holy gifts (bread and wine) are consecrated in to the very Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Βυζαντινή Σπαθασκια : Υπεκφυγές από διάφορες γραμμές επιθέσεων / evasions in different lines
Ακαδημία Ιστορικών Ευρωπαϊκών Πολεμικών Τεχνών ' Λέοντες '
Βυζαντινή Οπλομαχια από την 4η μέρα του Peiraeus Fight Camp 2019
Υπεκφυγές από διάφορες γραμμές επιθέσεων. Οι υπεκφυγές είναι είναι αναπόσπαστο κομμάτι της εκπαίδευσης στην Οπλομαχια. Εδώ μπορείτε να δείτε μερικά ' γυμνάσια ' όπου ο εκπαιδευτής χρησιμοποιεί ράβδους κάνοντας επιθέσεις σε διάφορες γραμμές ενώ οι ασκούμενοι πρέπει να αποφύγουν.
Εκπαιδευτής : Γεώργιος Ε. Γεωργάς
Mail: g_e_georgas@yahoo.gr
Academy of Historical European Martial Art ' Leontes '
Byzantine Hoplomachia from the 4th day of the Peiraeus Fight Camp 2019
Evasions from different lines of attacks. Here you can watch some 'gymnasia' where the instructor attacks the scholars in different lines of attacks using wooden sticks and the scholars must evade.
Instructor: George E. Georgas
Mail: g_e_georgas@yahoo.gr
The Bells of St Nicholas
Faith and I were blessed to have a chance to visit St Nicholas in San Anselmo, CA on our anniversary. This is the trezvon (triple-peal) that precedes Resurrectional Vespers on Saturday night, as played by Fr. Stephan Meholick and Matushka Peg Golitzin. Glory to God!
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Church of Saints Constantine and Helen in Glyfada, Athens, Greece
Views from outside and inside Saints Constantine and Helen Orthodox Cathedral of Glyfada, Athens, Greece. Recorded during a hot summer month of July, 2019.
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Cathedral Saint Alexandar Nevski in Sofia, Bulgaria
Cathedral Saint Alexandar Nevski in Sofia, Bulgaria
The gold-domed Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was built in the early 20th century in memory of the 200,000 Russian, Ukrainian, Belorussian and Bulgarian soldiers, who died in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878. It is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world. The cathedral’s gold-plated dome is 45 m high, with the bell tower reaching 50.52 m.
The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Bulgarian: Храм-паметник „Свети Александър Невски“, Hram-pametnik „Sveti Aleksandar Nevski“) is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Built in Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world, as well as one of Sofia’s symbols and primary tourist attractions.The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia occupies an area of 3,170 square metres (34,100 sq ft) and can hold 10,000 people inside. It is the second biggest cathedral located on the Balkan Peninsula after the Cathedral of Saint Sava in Belgrade.
Architecture
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a cross-domed basilica featuring an emphasized central dome. The cathedral’s gold-plated dome is 45 m high (148 ft),
with the bell tower reaching 53 metres (174 ft).The temple has 12 bells with total weight of 23 tons, the heaviest weighing 12 tons and the lightest 10 kilograms (22 lb). The interior is decorated with Italian marble in various colours, Brazilian onyx, alabaster, and other luxurious materials. The central dome has the Lord’s Prayer inscribed around it, with thin gold letters.
The construction of the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral started in 1882 (having been planned since 19 February, 1879), when the foundation stone was laid, but most of it was built between 1904 and 1912. Saint Alexander Nevsky was a Russian prince. The cathedral was created in honour to the Russian soldiers who died during theRusso-Turkish War of 1877-1878, as a result of which Bulgaria was liberated from Ottoman rule.
The cathedral was designed by Alexander Pomerantsev, aided by Alexander Smirnov and Alexander Yakovlev, as the initial 1884-1885 project of Ivan Bogomolov was radically changed by Pomerantsev. The final design was finished in 1898, and the construction and decoration were done by a team of Bulgarian, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and other European artists, architects and workers, including the aforementioned architects, as well as Petko Momchilov, Yordan Milanov, Haralampi Tachev, Ivan Mrkvička, Vasily D. Bolotnov, Nikolay A. Bruni, A.A. Kiselyov, Anton Mitov and many others.
The marble parts and the lighting fixtures were created in Munich, the metal elements for the gates in Berlin, while the gates themselves were manufactured in Karl Bamberg’s factory in Vienna, and the mosaics were shipped from Venice.
The name of the cathedral was briefly changed to the Sts. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral between 1916 and 1920 (since Bulgaria and Russia belonged to opposing alliances in WWI), but then the initial name was restored. The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was proclaimed a monument of culture on 12 September 1924.
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Το πανέμορφο παραθαλάσσιο χωριό της Νέας Φώκαιας με το καλοδιατηρημένο βυζαντινό πύργο του Αγίου Παύλου, το γραφικό λιμανάκι, τις όμορφες παραλίες και την καθαρή θάλασσα αποτελεί πόλο έλξης των παραθεριστών κάθε ηλικίας. Έχει πάνω από 2000 μόνιμους κατοίκους που το καλοκαίρι ξεπερνούν τους 10.000 και απέχει από τη Θεσσαλονίκη 78 χιλ. Είναι από τα νεότερα χωριά της Κασσάνδρας, γιατί ιδρύθηκε το 1924 από πρόσφυγες Μικρασιάτες. Στις 2 Οκτωβρίου 1924, οι κάτοικοι του προσφυγικού οικισμού του Μετοχιού Αγίου Παύλου έκαναν αίτηση στη γενική διοίκηση να μετονομασθεί το χωριό σε Νέα Φώκαια προς ανάμνηση της εγκαταληφθείσας ιστορικότατης πατρίδας τους στην Μικρά Ασία. Το 1928 ο προσφυγικός οικισμός συγκροτείται επίσημα σε κοινότητα με πρώτο πρόεδρο τον Νικόλαο Πασχάλη. Οι πρώτες κατοικίες ήταν οι παράγκες και τα κτίσματα των αγιορείτικων μετοχιών της περιοχής. Το 1925 το Ελληνικό κράτος με την υπηρεσία αποκατάστασης προσφυγών κατασκεύασε 215 σπίτια και το πρώτο υδρευτικό δίκτυο που κατέληγε σε 8 βρύσες τσιμεντένιες σε διάφορα σημεία του χωριού σαν και αυτή που σώζεται στην άκρη της πλατείας.
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Φρούριο του Επταπυργίου (Γεντί Kουλέ) | Fortress of Heptapyrgion (Yedi Kule) | 4K
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The Heptapyrgion (eptapyrgio) also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule, is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the Acropolis of Thessaloniki in Greece. Despite its name, which in both languages means Fortress of Seven Towers, it features ten, and was probably named after the Yedikule Fortress in Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey). It served as the major redoubt of the city's acropolis, as well as the seat of its garrison commander in Ottoman times, until the late 19th century. It was then converted to a prison (eptapyrgio' s pridon), which remained open until 1989. References to the infamous Yedi Kule prison abound in the Greek rebetika songs. Restoration and archaeological work began in the 1970s and continues to this day.During the 1890s, the fortress was converted into a prison. The exact date is not known with certainty, but the prison is mentioned in an 1899 map of the city, thus providing a terminus ante quem for the change. This conversion entailed the removal of all previous buildings in the fort's interior, of which no trace now survives. The fortifications themselves were only little modified, although their role was effectively reversed: designed to protect its residents from outside dangers, they know served to isolate the inmates from the outside world.The prison was for long the main penitentiary facility of the city, and housed all convicted, regardless of sex or crime. New buildings were built along both sides of the walls, to fulfil the various needs of the fort's new role. The interior courtyard was partitioned into five separate enclosures by fences radiating from a central watchtower. Three featured a two-storey building housing the cells and a guard post, while the other two held the prison chapel and other annexes. A fourth cell block was situated close to the north-eastern tower, and was destroyed during the Second World War. The exterior buildings, on the fort's southern side, housed the administration, the women's prison and, to the west, the isolation cells.The prison is well-known through its frequent occurrence in the underground rebetiko genre, and many songs feature its colloquial name, Yedi Kule. Ιt also acquired notoriety through its use to house political prisoners during the Metaxas Regime, the Axis Occupation of Greece, and in the post-war period from the Greek Civil War up to the Regime of the Colonels.
Το Φρούριο του Επταπυργίου, γνωστό και με την οθωμανική ονομασία Γεντί Κουλέ (Yedi Kule), βρίσκεται στο βορειοανατολικό άκρο των τειχών της Θεσσαλονίκης, εντός της Ακρόπολης. Αποτελείται από δύο ενότητες: το βυζαντινό φρούριο, το οποίο συνθέτουν δέκα πύργοι μεταξύ τους μεσοπύργια διαστήματα και τον περίδρομο, καθώς και τα νεότερα κτίσματα των φυλακών, που έχουν κτιστεί εντός κι εκτός του φρουρίου. Οι πύργοι της βόρειας πλευράς αποτελούν τμήματα του παλαιοχριστιανικού τείχους της Ακρόπολης, ενώ αυτοί της νότιας προστέθηκαν πιθανότατα κατά τους μεσοβυζαντινούς χρόνους, σχηματίζοντας τον κλειστό πυρήνα του φρουρίου.
Γύρω στο 1890 το μνημείο χρησιμοποιήθηκε ως ανδρικές, γυναικείες και στρατιωτικές φυλακές.Κατά τη δεκαετία του 1890, το φρούριο μετατράπηκε σε φυλακή. Η ακριβής ημερομηνία δεν είναι γνωστή με βεβαιότητα, αλλά η φυλακή αναφέρεται σε ένα χάρτη του 1899 της πόλης, παρέχοντας έτσι ένα terminus ante quem για την αλλαγή. Γι' αυτή τη μετατροπή συνεπάγεται η απομάκρυνση όλων των προηγούμενων κτιρίων στο εσωτερικό του κάστρου, από τα οποία κανένα ίχνος επιζεί σήμερα. Οι αλλαγές στις οχυρώσεις δεν ήταν σημαντικές, αν και ο πρωταρχικός τους ρόλος αντιστράφηκε: από την προστασία των κατοίκων από την εξωτερική απειλή, τώρα υπηρετούσε για την απομόνωση κρατουμένων από τον έξω κόσμο.
Η φυλακή διετέλεσε για καιρό τις κύριες εγκαταστάσεις σωφρονισμού της πόλης, όπου κρατούνταν φυλακισμένοι ανεξαρτήτως φύλου ή εγκλήματος. Νέα κτίρια χτίστηκαν κατά μήκος των δύο πλευρών των τειχών, ώστε να βελτιωθεί η λειτουργικότητα του νέου σωφρονιστικού κέντρου. Η εσωτερική αυλή ήταν χωρισμένη από φράχτες σε πέντε ξεχωριστές μονάδες και στο κέντρο τους στεγάστηκε το κεντρικό παρατηρητήριο. Η φυλακή διέθετε εκκλησάκι και άλλα παραρτήματα, ενώ το παράρτημα που βρισκόταν βόρειο-ανατολικό πύργο καταστράφηκε κατά τη διάρκεια του Δευτέρου Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου. Τα εξωτερικά κτίρια, στη νότια πλευρά του κάστρου, στεγαζόταν η διοίκηση, η φυλακή των γυναικών, και προς τα δυτικά, τα κελιά απομόνωσης.