1. Thessaloniki
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H Thessaloniki was named after
E Thessalonike, a half-sister of
S Alexander the Great and the wife of
the city’s founder. The city was
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founded around 315 BC by the King
A Cassander of Macedon, on or near
L the site of the ancient town of Therma
O and 26 other local villages (Thessalo-
nikē means the "Thessalian victory").
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2. Alexander the Great
T Alexander was born in July 356 BC in
H Pella in Macedonia. His father was Philip
II, the king of Macedonia and his mother
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Olympias (daughter of King
S Neoptolemus of Epirus). He died in
S Babylon, in the Palace of
A Nabukhaznassar II on 13 June 323 BC.
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He was 32 years and 11 months old. As
O the king of Macedonia, he continued the
N work of his father, Philip II, a skilled
I general, politician and diplomat, who
K reformed the Macedonian army and the
I Macedonian state. The Statue of
Alexander the Great dominates on the
water front of Thessaloniki.

3. White Tower
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E This is the most characteristic
S monument in Thessaloniki and
S the city’s absolute trademark.
The White Tower, located on
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the old beach, was
L constructed in the middle of
O the 5th century A.D. replacing
N an old Byzantine tower that
I was already in ruins.
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4. The walls of city
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E The castles and the walls of
Thessaloniki were created in
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ancient times, as it was
S necessary to fortify the city. It is
A believed that they date back to
L the founding of the city. The
O castles took their final form
N during the time of Theodosius the
I Great (379-395).
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5. The Roman Agora
(Ancient Market)
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The Roman Agora was constructed in the late 2nd century AD
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and it constituted the administrative centre of the town till the 5th
I century. The excavations started in 1962, while the restoration
works began in 1989 .

6. Kamara
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E The Arch of Galerius,
S also known as Camara,
S is, together with the
White Tower, the most
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characteristic monument
L in Thessaloniki. It is
O located in Egnatia, in the
N centre of the city.
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7. Saint Dimitrios
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E The Church of Agios Dimitrios
is dedicated to the memory of
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Dimitrios, the martyr and
S patron saint of Thessaloniki. It
A was first built in 313 AD but
L after the fire of 612 which
O completely destroyed it, the
N church was rebuilt and
I preserved until 1917.
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8. Virgin Mary of Chalkeon
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The Church of Panagia
E Chalkeon is located in the
S centre of the old part of
S Thessaloniki. Its
A architecture is that of a
L classic "cross-in-square-
O form", with four columns
N and three domes, one
central and two over the
I narthex.
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9. Saint Sofia
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This Byzantine church is
S dedicated to the Wisdom
S of God and not to the
A saint (Sophia = wisdom).
L It was built in the 7th
O century over a
N predecessor church, in
I basilica style.
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10. Rotonta
T The Rotunda of Agios Georgios
H or (in English) the Rotunda of
E St. George is one of the oldest
S and most imposing monuments
S in Thessaloniki.
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It was part of a large complex
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that included the palace, an
N octagonal building and the
I Hippodrome, built by Caesar
K Galerius in the first Tetrarchy
I (around 300 AD), when he
established Thessaloniki as his
base.

11. The Alatza-Imaret mosque
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E The Alatza-Imaret mosque is
S found in the road Kassandrou
S and was built by Isaak-pasha,in
1500.This building was
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distinguished for its colourful
L minaret,part of which is saved
O and today.
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12. The Hamza-Bey mosque
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The Hamza-Bey mosque,
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(current “Alkazar”), is found in
S crossing of roads Egnatia and
S Venizelou , in the centre of
A Thessaloniki. It is estimated
L that this building was built in
O 1468.
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13. The Residency
T The Recidency of Thessaloniki
H is found in the homonymous
E square, on the road of Saint
S Dimitrios. This building was
S built 1891 with drawings of
A Italian architect Vitaliano
L Poselli, in the place of the old
Turkish house. Of course, in
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the “Konaki”, that constituted
N the building of Turkish
I administration, were murdered
K in public many fighters of the
I liberating Fight. Today this
building is basis of the Ministry
of Macedonia-Thraki.

14. Archaeologic Museum
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The museum was inaugurated
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in 1962.There are exposed
S sculptures and statues of the
S region of thessaloniki from the
A archaic, classic and roman
L season. In e special wing of the
O museum are accommodated
N the treasures that were found
I in Vergina in 1978 and in
Derveni in 1984.
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15. Byzantine Museum
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H The Museum of Byzantine Culture
E was founded in order to constitute a
centre of preservation, research
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and study of the elements of the
S Byzantine culture that are rescued
A in the Macedonian area and
L particularly in Thessaloniki, the city
O than constituted the most important
N centre after Istanbul in the
I European department of the
K Byzantine empire. The museum
includes collections of sculptures,
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frescos, mosaics,
Pictures, signs from the season of
Byzantium.

16. Aristotelous Square
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E Aristotelous Square in
S Thessaloniki is the only part
S of the city where the urban
plan of French architect
A
Ernst Hébrard was
L implemented. The square
O was built in 1917, after the
N fire that destroyed the city
I and the establishment of the
K “Thessaloniki New Plan
I International Commission”..

17. The OTE Tower
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E The OTE Tower in
S Thessaloniki is a 76-metre
S telecommunications tower
A built in 1970 and designed
L by the architect Al.
O Anastasiadis.
Together with the antenna,
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it exceeds 70 metres.
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