Walls of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki Municipality
Historic complex of walls built around the city of Thessaloniki, Greece
Contents
7 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Orientation2:36
Welcome to the audio guide for the Byzantine Land Walls of Thessaloniki, an imposing architectural monument that has protected this historical Mediterranean city for over sixteen centuries. In nineteen eighty-eight, this…
Listen in the app2The Standalone Wall at the University4:18
We are standing in front of an isolated four point six meter high masonry wall block located near Aristotle University in the heart of the modern city center. This standalone fragment holds a remarkable engineering secret that…
Listen in the app3Pyrros Gate and the Northern Ramparts3:31
As you complete the uphill walk, you arrive at the monumental Pyrros Gate and the northern land wall circuit defining the western edge of the old city. These towering masonry walls, reaching heights between eight and ten meters,…
Listen in the app4Anna Palaiologina Gate and Trigonion Tower3:15
Reaching the eastern terminus of the northern land walls along Eptapygriou Street brings us to the commanding architectural complex of the Anna Palaiologina Gate and the monumental Trigonion Tower. This massive circular bastion…
Listen in the app5City Court Wall Complex3:28
As we reach the vicinity of the modern City Court complex in the lower district, we encounter a remarkable one hundred and fifty meter wall sector featuring a structural configuration completely distinct from the northern…
Listen in the app6Eptapyrgio Fortress and the Modern Illumination3:37
We have arrived at the crowning apex of Thessalonica's defenses: the magnificent Eptapyrgio Fortress, situated at the highest point of the upper acropolis. Originally established during the late Byzantine era as the ultimate…
Listen in the app7Closing1:58
Today we have completed an extraordinary journey along four and a half kilometers of surviving land walls that have defined the city of Thessalonica for over sixteen hundred years. Beginning at the standalone university wall…
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What is Walls of Thessaloniki?
Walls of Thessaloniki is a place in Thessaloniki Municipality with 7 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Thessaloniki Municipality |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 7 |
| Total length | 22 min 43 s in all |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 40.6425, 22.9544 |
| Last updated |
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