Thessaloniki Historic Periods

Osman Bey Building | Byzantine Research Aristotle University

Osman Bey Building | Melissa | Byzantine Research Aristotle University Address: Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas 36, Thessaloníki 54641, Greece Open Hours: Phone: Website:

White Tower Thessaloniki

White Tower Thessaloniki The White Tower of Thessaloniki is a historic building and monument is housing its own museum. The White Tower was build during the Ottoman years (approx. around 1430) and substituted an old Byzantine Tower that was in its position in order to fortify the city's harbor. The building takes the [...]

Old Customs building Thessaloniki

Old Customs Building Thessaloniki Address: Salaminos 1, 54626, Thessaloniki, Greece Open Hours: Phone: Website:

Rotunda Thessaloniki

Rotunda Thessaloniki Rotunda, and the Arch of Galerius are two of the most popular monuments of Thessaloniki. Rotunda, was build during Roman times (approx. 306-308AD). Other say it was build to serve аs a temple for the Olympic god Jupiter or for Cabiri and other say that it was build to become the [...]

Thessaloniki City Walls

Thessaloniki City Walls Thessaloniki city walls, date back to the Thessaloniki's Byzantine times and are of a great archaeological interest. The city walls were build in order to protect the city from attackers from its north side. They were built as an addition to the Roman city walls and more additions plus some [...]

Acheiropoietos Church

Acheiropoietos Church Thessaloniki Acheiropoietos church, (or else great church of Virgin Mary) dates back to the 5th century (around 431AD) and it is one of the oldest temples of Easter Christianity that has remained a temple through all the years of its existence. As such it is included in Thessaloniki's Unesco World heritage. [...]

Saint Demetrios Church

Saint Demetrios Church Thessaloniki Saint Demetrios church, is situated on Agiou Dimitriou street in the centre of Thessaloniki close to the Roman Agora. According to various sources, approximately between 303-306AD, a very small private chapel was first built in the position that Saint Demetrios is located today, by the Christians of Thessaloniki in [...]

Saint Sophia Cathedral

Saint Sophia Cathedral Saint Sophia Cathedral, or Aghia Sophia, was build at the late 7th to early 8th century in the position were an early Christian Basilica of the 5th century was. In 1204, Saint Sophia Cathedral was converted to a Catholic cathedral after the city was conquered by the Fourth Crusade. During [...]

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