The document provides summaries of important monuments and landmarks in Thessaloniki, Greece written by students. It describes 14 sites, including the White Tower fortress and museum, Eptapyrgio fortress and prison, the Arch of Galerius honoring the emperor, OTE Tower telecommunications building, Aristotelous Square central meeting point, Church of Saint Demetrius healing church, Church of Holy Wisdom Agia Sophia church with mosaics, Vlatadon Monastery with icons, Modiano Market central market with Parisian architecture, Thessaloniki International Fair commercial exhibition, the ancient Hippodrome sports arena, and Rotonda circular building from 304 AD. The students provide brief histories and current
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In 2005 the Czech National Bank issued a gold coin with the motif of the Dancing House, as the final coin of the series "10 Centuries of Architecture."
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2. The White Tower
(by Yiannis)
The White Tower was built on the
seafront of Thessaloniki in the 15th
century. It is unknown who built it. It is
made of stones and cement. They built
it to be a fortress and a prison. Today it
is used as a museum and it is one of
the most beautiful historical buildings
in Thessaloniki. A story says that once
a prisoner offered to paint it white so
as not to be executed and that’s why
we call it “White” Tower.
3. Eptapyrgio
(by Maria)
Eptapyrgio was built on the north-
eastern corner of the acropolis of
Thessaloniki. We are not sure when it
was built. Some say it was built in the
4th century and some that it was built
in the 9th century. It was the city’s
fortress. In the late 19th century it was
converted into a prison. The view of
the city from the main gate of the
walls (Portara) is amazing.
4. The Arch of Galerius
(Kamara) by Olympia
Kamara was built in the 4th century
A.D. It was built on Egnatia street with
marble, tiles and concrete. It was built
to honour the emperor Galerius who
returned as a victor in the town of
Thessaloniki after a battle with the
Persians. Kamara is opposite Rotonda
which is another one of the most
important monuments of Thessaloniki.
5. OTE Tower
(by Polyxeni)
The OTE Tower is in the center of
Thessaloniki. Alexandros Anastasiadis
designed it and it was built in 1970. It
is a metal construction and it was used
to broadcast a Greek television
network. Today it is used by a cellular
mobile network and it is also a
restaurant and a café. They say the
coffee offered in OTE Tower is one of
the most expensive in Greece.
6. Aristotelous Square
(by Zoe)
Aristotelous Square is the main city
square of Thessaloniki. It is located on
Nikis Avenue on the city’s waterfront
in the city center. It was designed by
the French architect Ernest Hébrard in
1918, but most of the square was built
in the 1950s. It is a place full of cafés
and restaurants and it is a central
meeting point.
7. Church of Saint Demetrius
(by Stelios)
The church of Saint Demetrius is on St.
Demetrius Street. It was built in 413
AD by Illiricou Leontios, a Roman
prefect. Illiricou Leontios was sick and
Saint Demetrius cured him and Illiricou
Leontios built the church to honour
the saint. Today it is still used as a
church.
8. Church of Holy Wisdom
(Agia Sophia)
(by Argyris)
This church was built in the centre of
Thessaloniki in the 7th century. It was
built to honour the Holy Wisdom. The
church inside is spacious, covered with
a dome 10 meters in diameter. It has
also beautiful mosaics. Outside the
church is Agia Sophia Square, one of
the most important squares in
Thessaloniki. The church of Holy
Wisdom is used as a church today.
9. Vlatadon Monastery
(by Nikos)
Vlatadon Monastery was built in 1400
AD. Dorotheos and Markos Vlattis built
it in the Upper Town of Thessaloniki.
Today it is an active monastery with a
huge collection of Byzantine religious
icons.
10. Modiano Market
(by Antonis)
Madiano Market is in the centre of
Thessaloniki. It was built in 1922 by
the architect Eli Modiano. The
building's roof is made of glass and the
architecture, although quite simple, is
interesting as it resembles some
Parisian markets. The day of its
opening they served champagne and
black caviar to the guests. Most of the
shops in Modiano market are food
stores that sell spices, cheese, fish,
meat, delicatessen products and so on.
You can also find some small tavernas,
restaurants and bars here.
11. Thessaloniki International
Fair
(by Dionysis)
The Thessaloniki International Fair is an
annual commercial exhibition event of
great importance in Greece and
Southeastern Europe. It takes place at
the 180,000m² Thessaloniki International
Exhibition Center in Thessaloniki, Greece.
The fair was first held in 1926 and today
it is organised by HELEXPO. In 1926,
Christos Tsigiridis did the first radio
broadcast in Greece from the
International Fair premises.
The photo shows the building of the National
Theatre of Northern Greece and at the end of N.
Germanou street the OTE Tower and part of the
International Fairgrounds.
12. The Hippodrome
(by Anastasis)
The emperor Galerius built the
hippodrome in the 4th century AD. It
was built next to the palace. It was
located in the centre of Thessaloniki in
a square named today ‘Hippodrome
Square’. The last horse races took
place at the end of the 5th century AD.
Nowadays, nothing from the old
Hippodrome has been preserved.
In the photos you can see remains of
the palace next to which the
hippodrome used to be.
13. Rotonda
(by Natalie)
Rotonda was built in 304 AD on the
orders of the tetrarch Galerius.
Rotonda is a circular building and it
has a diameter of 24.5 m. Its walls are
more than 6 m thick. Today it is an
UNESCO Heritage site and it is used as
a church, too.
In the photos you can see Rotonda and
details from the remnants of Rotonda
mosaics.
