Tower of Metamorphosis
Tower of Metamorphosis is a ruins in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Tower of Metamorphosis is situated nearby to the cave Σπήλαιο Αγίου Κοσμά Ζωγραφίτη, as well as near the locality Zograf Monastery.- Type: Ruins
- Description: runs of Byzantine tower in Mount Athos, Greece
- Also known as: “Transfiguration Tower, Zograf”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Konstamonitou Monastery and St Savas Tower.
Konstamonitou Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Саша Шљукић, CC BY 3.0.
The Kastamonitou Monastery, officially called Konstamonitou Monastery, is an Orthodox Christian monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. Konstamonitou Monastery is situated 3½ km southeast of Tower of Metamorphosis.
St Savas Tower
Tower
Photo: Antidiskriminator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Sava Tower is a medieval defensive structure dedicated to Saint Sava, located in Serbian Orthodox Hilandar Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece. St Savas Tower is situated 4 km northwest of Tower of Metamorphosis.
St George Tower
Tower
Saint George Tower is a medieval defensive structure dedicated to Saint George, located in Serbian Orthodox Hilandar Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece. St George Tower is situated 4 km northwest of Tower of Metamorphosis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zograf Monastery and Hilandar Monastery.
Zograf Monastery
Locality
Photo: Georgid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Saint George the Zograf Monastery or Zograf Monastery is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos in the North Aegean region of Greece.
Hilandar Monastery
Locality
The Hilandar Monastery is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos in Greece and the only Serbian Orthodox monastery there. It is ranked fourth in the Athonite hierarchy of 20 sovereign monasteries. Hilandar Monastery is situated 4 km northwest of Tower of Metamorphosis.
Dochiariou monastery
Locality
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The Docheiariou monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The Panagia Gorgoepikoos Church is located in the monastery complex. Dochiariou monastery is situated 5 km southeast of Tower of Metamorphosis.
Tower of Metamorphosis
- Categories: tower and historic site
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.31095° or 40° 18′ 39″ northLongitude
24.14658° or 24° 8′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8GG6846W+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 11138377442OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q108612574
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Greek—“Tower of Metamorphosis” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кула на Преображение Господне (Зограф)”
- Bulgarian: “Кула на Преображение Господне”
- Greek: “Πύργος Μεταμόρφωσης”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Σπήλαιο Αγίου Κοσμά Ζωγραφίτη and Hilandar`s cell Holy Trinity.
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