Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
The Basilica of Hagios Demetrios
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, ii, iv
Reference	456
UNESCO region	Europe
Coordinates	40°38′20″N 22°56′53″E / 40.63889°N 22.94806°E / 40.63889; 22.94806
Inscription history
Inscription	1988 (12th Session)

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

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

Gallery

References

↑ "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. 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

Roman period	Arch of Galerius Navarinou Square Roman Forum

Paleochristian and Byzantine	Agias Sofias Square 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 Prophet Elijah Hagios Demetrios Hagia Sophia Rotunda Walls of Thessaloniki

Ottoman period	Alaca Imaret Mosque Upper Town Bey Hamam Fountain Square Karipeion Melathron Konak New Mosque White Tower of Thessaloniki

Modern period	Alexandreio Melathron Aristotelous Square Gregory Palamas Metropolis Ladadika Modiano Market National Theatre of Northern Greece OTE Tower Port of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Concert Hall

Streets	Egnatia Street Nikis Avenue Tsimiski Street Vasilissis Olgas Street

Villas	Villa Allatini Villa Bianca Villa A.Kapanci Villa Modiano Villa Mordoch Gategno-Florentin mansion Palataki

Museums	Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki Atatürk Museum Balkan Wars Museum Museum of Byzantine Culture Cinema Museum Museum of Ancient Greek, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Instruments Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki Museum for the Macedonian Struggle NOESIS Museum of Photography Railway Museum State Museum of Contemporary Art War Museum

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 Church of St. George Heptapyrgion

Museums	Museum of Byzantine Culture Museum of Byzantine Instruments

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 (Cycladic architecture Epirotic architecture Macedonian architecture Mycenaean Revival architecture) Neoclassical architecture (Greek revival) Art Nouveau Fascist architecture Modernist architecture

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
Architects
Urban planners

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

Central	Delphi Epidaurus Hosios Loukas Meteora Mycenae and Tiryns Mystras Old Town of Corfu Olympia Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae

Attica	Acropolis of Athens Daphni Monastery

Aegean Islands	Delos Medieval city of Rhodes Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse Nea Moni of Chios Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos

Byzantine Greece

People	Byzantine Greeks Justinian I Justinian II Irene of Athens Staurakios Nikephoros I Basil I Nikon the Metanoeite Luke of Steiris Basil II Eustathius of Thessalonica 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 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 Gemistus Pletho Constantine XI Palaiologos Demetrios Palaiologos Thomas Palaiologos Byzantine scholars in Renaissance

Major centres	Thessaloniki Athens Corinth Mystras Patras Thebes Arta Ioannina

Provinces and regions	Theme of the Aegean Crete Theme of Hellas Theme of Samos 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

Greek states after 1204	Despotate of Epirus Empire of Nicaea Empire of Thessalonica Despotate of the Morea Thessaly

History	Byzantine Iconoclasm Arab–Byzantine wars Muslim conquest of Crete Byzantine reconquest of Crete Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria Siege of Patras (805 or 807) Seljuq campaigns in the Aegean Byzantine–Norman wars Sack of Thessalonica (1185) Fourth Crusade Battle of the Olive Grove of Kountouras Under the Palaiologos dynasty Battle of Prinitza Battle of Makryplagi Battle of Neopatras Battle of Pharsalus (1277) Battle of Demetrias Byzantine civil war of 1321–28 Byzantine–Genoese War (1348–49) Zealots of Thessalonica Byzantine civil war of 1341–47 Byzantine–Ottoman Wars Siege of Thessalonica (1422–30) Battle of the Echinades (1427) Morea revolt of 1453–54

Culture	Byzantine art Byzantine music Byzantine lyra Byzantine dance Byzantine literature Greek Anthology Acritic songs Alexander romance Byzantine architecture Byzantine dress Byzantine cuisine Greek Orthodox Church Byzantine law Hexabiblos

Monuments	Acrocorinth Agios Eleftherios Church, Athens Angelokastro (Corfu) Church of the Holy Apostles, Athens Daphni Monastery Gardiki Castle Hexamilion wall Hosios Loukas Kassiopi Castle Meteora Mount Athos Monastery of Saint John the Theologian Monemvasia Mystras Nea Moni of Chios Panagia Episkopi Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Panagia Ekatontapiliani Patras Castle

Macedonia (Greece)

People	Ancient Macedonians List of ancient Macedonians Greek Macedonians List of Greek Macedonians Jews of Thessaloniki Slavic speakers of Greek Macedonia Macedonian Bulgarians

History	Macedonia (ancient kingdom) Achaemenid Macedonia List of kings of Macedon Wars of Alexander the Great Wars of the Diadochi Macedonian Wars Roman province of Macedonia Diocese of Macedonia Theme of Thessalonica Theme of Strymon Byzantine–Bulgarian wars Sack of Thessalonica (1185) Kingdom of Thessalonica Byzantine civil war of 1321–28 Zealots of Thessalonica Byzantine civil war of 1341–47 Byzantine–Ottoman Wars Siege of Thessalonica (1422–30) Ottoman Greece Greek War of Independence Greek Struggle for Macedonia (Hellenic Macedonian Committee) Balkan Wars Macedonian front Provisional Government of National Defence Axis occupation Greek Civil War Macedonia naming dispute

Major cities	Thessaloniki Veria Katerini Serres Kavala Kastoria Drama Naousa

Administration	Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace Decentralized Administration of Epirus and West Macedonia Western Macedonia Central Macedonia Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Ministry for Macedonia and Thrace

Monuments	Amphipolis (Kasta Tomb) Dion Mount Athos Mieza Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina

Culture	Vergina Sun Flag Music Cuisine

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Coordinates: 40°38′19.76″N 22°56′52.29″E / 40.6388222°N 22.9478583°E / 40.6388222; 22.9478583

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