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Historic Sites Attractions In Thessaloniki

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Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη, Thessaloníki [θesaloˈnici] , also familiarly known as Thessalonica, Salonica, or Salonika is the second-largest city in Greece, with over 1 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of Greek Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. Its nickname is η Συμπρωτεύουσα , literally the co-capital, a reference to its historical status as the Συμβασιλεύουσα or co-reigning city of the Eastern Roman Empire, alongside Constantinople.Thessaloniki is located on the Thermaic Gulf, at the northwe...
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Historic Sites Attractions In Thessaloniki

  • 1. Hagios Demetrios Thessaloniki
    The Church of Saint Demetrius, or Hagios Demetrios , is the main sanctuary dedicated to Saint Demetrius, the patron saint of Thessaloniki , dating from a time when it was the second largest city of the Byzantine Empire. It is part of the site Palaeochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki on the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO since 1988.
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  • 2. Church of St.Sophia Thessaloniki
    Hagia Sophia in English usually refers to the Basilica of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople built in the 6th century. Hagia Sophia or Saint Sophia may also refer to: the Greek for Holy Wisdom, a concept in Christian theologyChurches dedicated to Holy Wisdom, see List of churches dedicated to Holy Wisdom):
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  • 3. Arch of Galerius Thessaloniki
    The Arch of Galerius or Kamara and the Rotunda are neighbouring early 4th-century AD monuments in the city of Thessaloniki, in the region of Central Macedonia in northern Greece.
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  • 4. Ataturk Museum Thessaloniki
    The Atatürk Museum is a historic house museum in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece. The house is the birthplace of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who was born here in 1881. It is a three-floor house with a courtyard on 24 Apostolou Pavlou Street, next to the Turkish Consulate. Before the capture of Thessaloniki by the Greek Army in 1912, it was known as Koca Kasım Paşa district, Islahhane street. It was built before 1870 and in 1935 the Thessaloniki City Council gave it to the Turkish State, which decided to convert it into a museum dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Until the Istanbul pogrom of 1955, the street in front of the house was named Kemal Ataturk. The building has three floors and a courtyard. It was repaired in 1981 and was repainted to its ori...
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  • 6. Vlatadon Monastery Thessaloniki
    Vlatades Monastery or Vlatadon Monastery is a monastery in Thessaloniki, Greece. Built in the 14th century during the late Byzantine Empire, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • 8. Eptapyrgio Castle Thessaloniki
    The Heptapyrgion , modern 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 . 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 , 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.
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  • 10. Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika Thessaloniki
    The city of Thessaloniki in Macedonia, Greece, for several centuries the second-most important city of the Byzantine Empire, played an important role for Christianity during the Middle Ages and was decorated by impressive buildings. In 1988, fifteen monuments of Thessaloniki were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites: City Walls Rotunda of Saint George Church of Acheiropoietos Church of St. Demetrios Latomou Monastery Church of St. Sophia Church of Panagia Chalkeon Church of St. Panteleimon Church of the Holy Apostles Church of St. Nicholas Orphanos Church of St. Catherine Church of Christ Saviour Blatades Monastery Church of Prophet Elijah Byzantine Bath
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  • 13. Church of Agios Panteleimon Thessaloniki
    The Church of Greece , part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, is one of the autocephalous churches which make up the communion of Orthodox Christianity. Its canonical territory is confined to the borders of Greece prior to the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913 , with the rest of Greece being subject to the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. However, most of the dioceses of the Metropolises of the New Lands are de facto administered as part of the Church of Greece for practical reasons, under an agreement between the churches of Athens and Constantinople. The primate of the Church of Greece is the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece.
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  • 15. Bey Hamam Thessaloniki
    Bey Hamam, alternatively known as the Baths of Paradise, is a Turkish bathhouse located along Egnatia Street in Thessaloniki, east of Panagia Chalkeon.
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