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The Immaculate Conception Cathedral [1] (Greek: Καθεδρικός Ναός της Αμιάντου Συλλήψεως της Θεοτόκου) is a Roman Catholic church located on Frangon street in the city of Thessaloniki, [2] in northern Greece.
The construction of the church went along with the construction of the Greek Consulate General (1890–1893), today the Museum for the Macedonian Struggle, also the work of Ziller. [4] [1] The two buildings are connected by a secret door and were the headquarters of the Greek armed propaganda in Macedonia from 1904–1908. [6]
It was formerly known as the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (Greek: Μουσείο Φωτογραφίας Θεσσαλονίκης). [ 2 ] The museum was founded in 1987 by Aris Georgiou , Apostolos Maroulis and Yiannis Vanidis , but it was not until 1997 that it was legally established and until 1998 that it opened with Giorgos Makris as ...
After the capture of Thessaloniki by the Ottoman Sultan Murad II on 29 March 1430, the church was converted into a mosque, [3] called Ayasofya Camii, keeping its old name. [4] It was reconverted to a church upon the liberation of Thessaloniki in 1912. Its ground plan is that of a domed Greek cross basilica.
The Church of the Holy Apostles (Greek: Ἅγιοι Ἀπόστολοι) is a 14th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki.Because of its outstanding Byzantine mosaics and architecture, and its testimony to the importance of Thessaloniki in early and medieval Christianity, the church is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other Paleochristian and ...
Under fluttering strings of Greek and Byzantine flags, three men raised a party tent on the terrace of the 5th century Osios David church one recent Saturday, hoping it would shelter festivalgoers ...
The marble decoration in the Church of Hosios David depicted crosses, vines and leaves in swirling detailing. The mosaic Icon of Christ of Latomos of the Theophany is a detailed mosaic in a naturalistic style depicting Christ holding a text saying in Greek, “Behold our God, in whom we hope and we rejoice in our salvation, that he may grand rest to this home.” [2] The mosaic contains ...
The Church of Prophet Elijah (Greek: Ναός Προφήτη Ηλία, Naós Profíti Ilía) is a 14th-century church in Thessaloniki, Greece, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1] The church is located in the upper quarter of the old city, and dates to the Palaiologan period, but its original dedication is unknown.