Metropolis
Metropolis is a church in Sparti, Laconia. Metropolis is situated nearby to the church Evangelistria, as well as near Saint Theodores.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: Byzantine church in Greece
- Also known as: “Agios Dimitrios church (Mystras)”, “Metropolis of Mystras”, “St. Demetrios”, and “Άγιος Δημήτριος”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mystras and Saint Theodores.
Mystras
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mystras is a fortress town and archaeological site in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, known for its ruins from the Byzantine era. During its heyday as a medieval city, it was the capital of the Despotate of Morea, a rump state that was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in the mid-15th century shortly after the fall of Constantinople.
Saint Theodores
Church
Photo: Annesov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Theodores is a church, which is situated 120 metres west of Metropolis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mystras and Taygeti.
Magoula
Suburb
Magoula is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, Greece. It is the former seat of the Mystras municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city. Magoula is situated 3 km east of Metropolis.
Metropolis
- Categories: cathedral, Eastern Orthodox church building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.07594° or 37° 4′ 33″ northLongitude
22.3688° or 22° 22′ 8″ eastElevation
387 metres (1,270 feet)Inception
1310Open location code
8G9439G9+9GOpenStreetMap ID
way 85696554OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Tatar—“Metropolis” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسة اجيوس ديميتريوس”
- Finnish: “Mystraksen katedraali”
- French: “Métropole de Mistra”
- German: “Bischofskirche von Mystras”
- German: “Metropolis”
- Greek: “Άγιος Δημήτριος Μυστρά”
- Greek: “Μητρόπολη του Μυστρά”
- Greek: “Μητρόπολη”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Agios Demitrios”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Demetrio”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Demetrio”
- Tatar: “Изге Димитриос чиркәве (Мистра)”
- Tatar: “Мистра Метрополис чиркәве”
- Tatar: “Мистрадагы Изге Димитриос чиркәве”
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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