Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki

UNESCO World Heritage Site in Macedonia, Greece

Location of Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki in Greece

The city of Thessaloniki in Macedonia, Greece, for several centuries the second-most important city of the Byzantine Empire, played an important role for Christianity during the Middle Ages and was decorated by impressive buildings. Because of Thessaloniki's importance during the early Christian and Byzantine periods, the city contains several Paleochristian monuments that have significantly contributed to the development of Byzantine art and architecture throughout the Byzantine Empire and Serbia.^[1] The evolution of Imperial Byzantine architecture and the prosperity of Thessaloniki go hand in hand, especially during the first years of the Empire,^[1] when the city continued to flourish. Despite the capture of Thessaloniki by the Ottoman Empire in 1430, the Christian monuments were not destroyed, and travelers such as Paul Lucas and Abdulmejid I^[1] document the city's wealth in Christian monuments during the Ottoman control of the city.

In 1988, fifteen monuments of Thessaloniki were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites:^[1]^[2]

City Walls (4th/5th centuries)
Rotunda of Saint George (4th century)
Church of Acheiropoietos (5th century)
Church of St. Demetrios (7th century)
Latomou Monastery (6th century)
Church of St. Sophia (8th century)
Church of Panagia Chalkeon (11th century)
Church of St. Panteleimon (14th century)
Church of the Holy Apostles (14th century)
Church of St. Nicholas Orphanos (14th century)
Church of St. Catherine (13th century)
Church of Christ Saviour (14th century)
Blatades Monastery (14th century)
Church of Prophet Elijah (14th century)
Byzantine Bath (14th century)

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika". UNESCO. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
^ "ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΑ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΙΑ UNESCO: Παλαιοχριστιανικά και Βυζαντινά μνημεία Θεσσαλονίκης" (in Greek). Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

External links

Παλαιοχριστιανικά και βυζαντινά μνημεία Θεσσαλονίκης. ODYSSEUS Portal (in Greek). Hellenic Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 24 July 2012.

Landmarks of Thessaloniki

Macedonian period

Agios Athanasios tombs

Roman period

Arch of Galerius and Rotunda
Las Incantadas
Navarinou Square
Roman Forum
Palace of Galerius
Catacombs of Thessaloniki

Paleochristian and Byzantine

UNESCO	Byzantine Bath Church of the Acheiropoietos Church of the Holy Apostles Church of Hosios David Church of Panagia Chalkeon Church of Saint Catherine Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos Church of Saint Panteleimon Church of the Saviour Church of Prophet Elijah Heptapyrgion Hagios Demetrios Hagia Sophia Vlatades Monastery Walls of Thessaloniki

Ottoman period

Modern period

Jewish sites

Streets

Egnatia Street
Nikis Avenue
Tsimiski Street
Vasilissis Olgas Avenue

Villas/Mansions

Villa Allatini
Villa Bianca
Villa Mehmet Kapanci
Villa A. Kapanci
Villa Modiano
Villa Mordoch
Villa Petridi
Gategno-Florentin Mansion
Longos Mansion
Moskof Mansion
Stein Mansion
Palataki
State Conservatory of Thessaloniki
Centre for Byzantine Research

Gardens/Parks

Seih Sou
Nea Paralia
Pedion tou Areos
Pasha's Gardens [el]

Marinas

Marina Aretsou

Other

Labbatoir
Ano Poli
Stoa Malakopi
Mikra British Cemetery
Church of Taxiarches

Museums

Events

v t e Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki
UNESCO	Arch of Galerius and Rotunda Byzantine Bath Church of the Acheiropoietos Church of Hagios Demetrios Church of St. Catherine Hagia Sophia Church of the Holy Apostles Vlatades Monastery Church of St. Nicholas Orphanos Church of Panagia Chalkeon Church of St. Panteleimon Church of the Saviour Church of Prophet Elijah Church of Hosios David (Latomos Monastery) City Walls
Other	Baptistery of St. John the Baptist Cemetery Basilica Heptapyrgion Church of the Archangels Church of Taxiarches
Museums	Museum of Byzantine Culture

Architecture of Greece

Styles

Ancient	Minoan architecture Mycenaean architecture Ancient Greek architecture (Aeolic/Doric/Ionic/Corinthian order) Ancient Roman architecture
Medieval	Byzantine architecture Gothic architecture Venetian architecture Baroque architecture Ottoman architecture
Modern	Italianate architecture Byzantine Revival architecture Modern Greek architecture (Mycenaean Revival architecture) Neoclassical architecture (Greek revival) Art Nouveau Eclecticism Modernist architecture (Modern architecture in Athens)

Buildings and structures

Minoan sites
Mycenaean sites
Ancient Greek sites (temples, stoae)
Roman sites
Byzantine sites
Venetian sites
Castles
Gates
Fountains
Museums
Theatres
Squares
Airports
Football stadiums
Indoor arenas
Tallest buildings and structures

Notable

Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki
Tower houses
Antiparochi
Architects
Urban planners

v t e World Heritage Sites in Greece
North	Aigai Mount Athos Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki City Walls Rotunda Church of the Acheiropoietos Church of Saint Demetrios Latomou Monastery Church of Hagia Sophia Church of Panagia Chalkeon Church of Saint Panteleimon Church of the Holy Apostles Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos Church of Saint Catherine Church of the Saviour Vlatades Monastery Church of Prophet Elijah Byzantine Bath Philippi
Central	Delphi Temple of Athena Pronaia Tholos Athenian Treasury Gymnasium Stoa of the Athenians Temple of Apollo Hosios Loukas Meteora Old Town of Corfu
Attica	Acropolis of Athens Daphni Monastery
South	Epidaurus Mycenae and Tiryns Lion Gate Tomb of Aegisthus Treasury of Atreus Tomb of Clytemnestra Grave Circle A Grave Circle B Mystras Olympia Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
Aegean Islands	Delos Medieval City of Rhodes Grand Master's Palace Fortifications Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse Nea Moni of Chios Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos

v t e Byzantine Greece
Provinces and regions	Achaea Province Theme of the Aegean Crete Theme of Hellas Theme of Samos Macedonia Province Theme of Macedonia Theme of Strymon Theme of Thessalonica Theme of the Peloponnese Theme of Cephallenia Theme of Nicopolis Sclaviniae Melingoi and Ezeritai Tsakonia Great Vlachia
People	Justinian I Heraclius Justinian II Irene of Athens Danielis Nikephoros I Basil I Nikephoros II Phokas Basil II Nikephoros Melissenos Michael Choniates Leo Sgouros Leo Gabalas Michael I Komnenos Doukas Theodore Komnenos Doukas Demetrios Chomatenos John Apokaukos Michael II Komnenos Doukas Michael VIII Palaiologos John I Doukas of Thessaly Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas Thomas I Komnenos Doukas Gregory Palamas Demetrios Kydones Catalan Company Nicholas Orsini Andronikos Asen John II Orsini Andronikos III Palaiologos Michael Monomachos John Angelos Stephen Gabrielopoulos Nikephoros II Orsini Manuel Kantakouzenos Simeon Uroš Thomas Preljubović Esau de' Buondelmonti Alexios Angelos Philanthropenos Theodore II Palaiologos Gemistos Plethon Constantine XI Palaiologos Demetrios Palaiologos Thomas Palaiologos Byzantine bureaucracy and aristocracy Byzantine scholars in Renaissance Historians: Niketas Choniates George Akropolites Nicephorus Gregoras John Scylitzes Eustathius of Thessalonica Michael Glykas Anna Komnene Joannes Zonaras George Kodinos George Sphrantzes
Major centres	Thessaloniki Athens Corinth Mystras Patras Thebes Arta Ioannina
Greek states after 1204	Despotate of Epirus Empire of Nicaea Empire of Thessalonica Despotate of the Morea Thessaly
History	Persecution of paganism Barbarian invasions Under the Heraclian dynasty Byzantine Iconoclasm Siege of Thessalonica (676–678) Siege of Patras (805 or 807) Arab–Byzantine wars Muslim conquest of Crete Byzantine reconquest of Crete Macedonian Renaissance Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria East-West Schism Seljuq campaigns in the Aegean Byzantine–Norman wars Sack of Thessalonica (1185) Fourth Crusade Battle of the Olive Grove of Kountouras Battle of Klokotnitsa Battle of Pelagonia Under the Palaiologos dynasty Reconquest of Constantinople Battle of Prinitza Battle of Makryplagi Battle of Neopatras Battle of Pharsalus (1277) Battle of Demetrias Byzantine civil war of 1321–1328 Hesychast controversy (Palamism) Byzantine–Genoese War (1348–1349) Zealots of Thessalonica Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 Byzantine–Ottoman Wars Siege of Thessalonica (1422–1430) Battle of the Echinades (1427) Morea revolt of 1453–1454 Ottoman conquest of the Morea
Culture	Byzantine art (Macedonian art) Byzantine music Byzantine literature Alexander romance Miracles of Saint Demetrius Suda Greek Anthology Acritic songs Byzantine architecture Byzantine dress Byzantine cuisine Eastern Orthodox Christianity Byzantine law Hexabiblos
Monuments	Acrocorinth Angelokastro (Corfu) Athens Church of the Holy Apostles Daphni Monastery Little Metropolis Soteira Lykodemou Castle of Chios Church of the Parigoritissa Didymoteicho Fortress Feraklos Castle Gardiki Castle Hexamilion wall Hosios Loukas Kassiopi Castle Meteora Mount Athos Monastery of Saint John the Theologian Monemvasia Mystras Nea Moni of Chios Old Metropolis of Veria Panagia Episkopi Panagia Kontariotissa Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Panagia Ekatontapiliani Patras Castle Porta Panagia Saints Theodoroi, Serres Trikala Castle

v t e Macedonia (Greece)
People	Ancient Macedonians List Macedonians (Greeks) List Jews of Thessaloniki Slavic speakers Macedonian Bulgarians, Slavic Macedonians Aromanians Megleno-Romanians
History	Ancient Macedonia History Government Kings Wars of Alexander the Great Wars of the Diadochi Macedonian Wars Roman Macedonia Barbarian invasions Theme of Macedonia Theme of Thessalonica Theme of Strymon Sack of Thessalonica (904) Byzantine–Bulgarian wars Sack of Thessalonica (1185) Kingdom of Thessalonica Empire of Thessalonica Byzantine civil war of 1321–1328 Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 Zealots of Thessalonica Byzantine–Ottoman wars Siege of Thessalonica (1422–1430) Ottoman Greece Rumelia Eyalet Greek War of Independence Manastir Vilayet Sanjak of Monastir Sanjak of Serfiğe Salonica Vilayet Sanjak of Drama Sanjak of Salonica Sanjak of Siroz Macedonian Struggle Balkan Wars Macedonian front Provisional Government of National Defence Axis occupation Greek Civil War Macedonia naming dispute Prespa agreement
Administration	Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace Western Macedonia Central Macedonia Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Economy	Agios Dimitrios Power Plant Amyntaio Power Plant Drama coal mine Gerakini mine Olympias mine Piavitsa mine Port of Kavala Port of Thessaloniki Prinos oil field Ptolemaida-Florina coal mine Skouries mine Stratoni mine Thessaloniki International Fair
Major cities	Thessaloniki Kavala Kastoria Serres Veria Katerini Edessa Florina Drama Naousa Kozani Siatista Kilkis Other
Nature	Axios River Doiran Lake Falakro Galikos River Haliacmon Lake Kerkini Lake Koroneia Lake Orestiada Lake Prespa Small Prespa Lake Lake Vegoritida Lake Volvi Mount Paiko Nestos (river) Mount Olympus Pangaion Hills Pindus (Pindus National Park) Petralona cave Strymon River Vasilitsa Vermio Mountains Seli Verno Voras Mountains Islands: Thasos Ammouliani
Monuments	Agios Athanasios Alexandrion (Litochoro) Amphipolis Lion of Amphipolis Kasta Tomb Dion Archaeological Park Hellenistic theatre Mount Athos Mieza (Tomb of Judgement, Tomb of the Palmettes) Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina Museums : Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis, Aiani Archaeological Museum, Archaeological Museum of Dion, Archaeological Museum of Pella, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Museum of Byzantine culture
Culture	Vergina Sun Flag Music Cuisine
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