Thessaloniki is an ancient Greek city with a history dating back thousands of years. Some notable figures from Thessaloniki's past include Alexander the Great and Roman emperor Galerius, who developed the city in the early 4th century AD, building structures like his palace complex, arch, and the Rotunda. The document describes some of Thessaloniki's historical landmarks from its ancient, Byzantine, and Ottoman periods, including the White Tower, old neighborhoods, churches, baths, and walls. It highlights how some parts of the city have changed over time or remained preserved, showing Thessaloniki's long history.

1. Thessaloniki
In the Past and in the Present
Primary School of Liti, Greece
Istanbul, Turkey
June 2013

2. • Thessaloniki is an Ancient city and its
history goes back thousands of years

3. Great Alexander
• Alexander III the Great, the King of Macedonia
and conqueror of the Persian Empire is
considered one of the greatest military
geniuses of all times. He was son of Philip II,
King of Macedonia, and Olympias, the
princess of neighboring Epirus.

4. Thessaloniki in the only city in Europe
which has a coast line of 15kms

7. The port nowadays

10. One of the most known monuments
worth visiting is the White Tower
as it was in the
past when it
was used as a
prison.

12. The White Tower nowadays
It is a museum

14. Galerius
• Similar as many other
famous Romans at the end
of the 3rd century and in
the beginning of the 4th
(297-307), Galerius had
chosen Thessaloniki as his
seat.

15. • Galerius decided to adorn the city, in a true
Roman way, with imposing buildings and
structures.
As a result, along with the Eastern Walls of the city, he
created a large palace complex – Galerius Palace –
consisting of huge buildings, the palace, the
octagon, the Rotunda, a large Hippodrome, arcades,
triumphal arches etc.

16. Sketches of Galerius’ palace

17. The ruins of Galerius Palace

21. • When Galerius entered the city
he did so under an arch known
today as Galerius Arch

22. Galerius Arch
during the Ottoman period

24. In around 1900s

25. And as it is today

27. • The depictions
are of Galerius
and his troops
during wars.

28. Rotunda.
Galerius built it so as to be buried in
there.

29. The Roman agora, market place.

30. The Byzantine Walls
• The old city was built inside great walls.

31. • The city was fortified from its establishment
in the late 4th century BC, but the present
walls date from the early Byzantine period,
ca. 390, and incorporate parts of an earlier,
late 3rd-century wall.

39. Yendi Kule
It used to be a prison. Now it’s a
museum.

41. Some old houses still standing near
the walls reminding us of the past.

42. Houses built on the walls-
a restored one

43. an abandoned one

44. Ano Poli- Old houses

45. Houses in Ano Poli/Tsinari

47. Tavern Tsinari

50. Yahudi
Hamam

51. Bey Hamam,
most widely known as ‘ Paradeisos baths’

53. Yeni Hamam (Aigli)

54. Pasha Hamam

55. Yeni Camii mosque
(Τζαμί εξισλαμισθέντων Εβραίων
(Ντονμέδων) )

56. Saint Demetrius
Church, built in 7th
century on top of an
older one by
Leontius in 417AD, is
the biggest in
Greece.
CHURCHES

57. Agia Sophia in the past

58. Panagia Halkeon church

59. The city was burnt in 1917

60. Aristotelous Square

63. The Gate in Vardaris

64. Houses in Vardaris
around 1920s
around 1960s

65. nowadays

66. • Old houses and neighbourhoods

67. Inside the yard of a Jewish house- 19th century.

68. Exohi Street

69. Ladadika, in the historical centre

71. The OTE Tower,
of telecommunications
• Restaurant on the top of
the Tower.

72. The Concert Hall

73. WE’LL BE WAITING
FOR YOU
TO COME