Monday, May 28, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Varius pics from Thessaloniki....
walking at the beach
View of Thessaloniki from Kedrinos Lofos.(Kara Tepe)
View from triangle tower.
Y.M.C.A of Thessaloniki
Nikis (Victory) Avenue
Modern hotel at Thessaloniki's bay.
Aristotle Square at the center of Thessaloniki
Salonicas bay
!!! Magic park!!!Monuments (Ancient-Byzantine-Ottomans-Modern)
The triangle tower at the old city...
Triangle tower and the Theodosian walls at the area of St. Paul
Ote Tower at the area of international fair of Thessaloniki HELEXPO.
Emmanuel Papas statue (Greek Revolutioner from Serres)
Statue of King of Macedonia ALEXANDER the GREAT
Zoggolopoulos Umprellas at salonicas bay...
Garden's of Pasha at the Old City in Gaudi style designed and build at the end of 19th Century.
The Arch of Galerius Built shortly before A.D. 305 in commemoration of Galerius' victory over the Persians in 297. It was a part of a four gateway which was situated at the point where the ceremonial way from the palace complex met the city's busiest thoroughfare. The reliefs depict and extol the Emperor's victory over the Persians. It is located at the junction of Egnatia and Dimitriou Gounari streets
Seven Tower Castle at the top of Old City. Used like fortress and prison until 1989.
The White Tower is a defensive structure dated to the 15th century. Later, it was used as a guard's quarters by the Janissaries and as a prison for those who were convicted to death. It was built on the place where an older, Byzantine tower once stood.
The first church was a small oratory, built shortly after 313 A.D. on the ruins of a Roman bath. In the 5th century A.D., the eparch Leontios founded on the same site a large, three-aisled basilica which was burnt down in 626-634. Shortly thereafter, the five-aisled basilica was erected.
The church was built in the 7th century, on the ruins of a large, five-aisled basilica dated to the 5th century A.D. It was the metropolitan church of Thessalonike, dedicated to the Wisdom (Sophia) of God and soon became the nucleus of a large building complex, with administrative and religious functions. In 1524, it was converted into a mosque, it was burnt down in 1890 and was repaired between 1907 and 1909. After the liberation of the city, in 1912, it was restored to Christian worship.
The Rotonda a circular building erected in A.D. 306 as the Pantheon or Mausoleum of Galerius. Under Theodosius the Great it became a Christian church with only a few additions or alterations. Its mosaics are unique for the era (4th century). Located on Dimitriou Gounari street.
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