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Churches of Thessaloniki
- Galerian Arch (Kamara) erected shortly before 305 A.D.
- The Rotonda, a domed building of early 4th century A.D., served as a Pantheum or as a Mausoleum for emperor Galerius. Now the church of Saint George. Was a mosque during the Turkish occupation and the minaret still stands.
- Church of Ossios David (late 5th century A.D.), the chapel of the Latomos Convent, an early Christian church that still stand in Thessaloniki's Turkish quarter known as Epimenidou or Kastra.
- The City Walls were erected during the time of Theodossios the Great to guard the city from Democracy Square of nowadays across Eptapyrgio up to the site later occupied by the White Tower, a work of the architect Sinan (first half of 16th century).
- Agios Dimitrios, was completely rebuilt in 1948 according the original plans. The church has been destroyed twice before by fire.
- The Crypt, the most easterly section of the Bath, is the place where St Demetrios was imprisoned, tortured and buried.
- Agia Sofia (8th century) marks the transition from the domed basilica to the domed crusiform church is a copy of the original Agia Sophia in Constantinople.
- Panagia Halkeon, a cruciform church, was built in 1028 A.D. according an inscription of that era.
- Agia Ekaterini (13th century) is very well preserved externally, with traces of frescoes inside.
- Agfi Apostoli (14th century) retains a rich decoration both externally and in the interior, dating at the time of the Byzantine Pateologos imperial dynasty.
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- Agios Nikolaos Orfanos (14th century), 20 Irodotou Str. tel. 213.627 richly decorated with frescoes in the 17th century it became the chapel of Vlatadon Monastery.
- Profitis Ilias was built in 1360 upon the ruins of a Byzantine palace by the monk Makarios Houmnos.
- The post-Byzantine era has also left in Thessaloniki an important number of churches.
Archaeology
- Churches
- Museums
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