Monument to the Fallen, Magoula
Monument to the Fallen, Magoula is a monument in Sparti, Laconia. Monument to the Fallen, Magoula is situated nearby to the castle Πύργος Φικιώρη, as well as near the church Άγιος Γεώργιος.- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in Laconia, Greece
- Also known as: “Μνημείο Πεσόντων Μαγούλας”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mystras and Archaeological Museum of Sparta.
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.
Archaeological Museum of Sparta
Museum
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Sparta, founded in 1875, is a museum in Sparta, Greece that houses thousands of artifacts from the ancient Acropolis of Sparta and the rest of the municipality of Laconia. Archaeological Museum of Sparta is situated 2½ km east of Monument to the Fallen, Magoula.
Temple of Artemis Orthia
Ruins
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC0.
The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an Archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city-state of Sparta, and continued to be used into the fourth century CE, when all non-Christian worship was banned during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire. Temple of Artemis Orthia is situated 3 km east of Monument to the Fallen, Magoula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magoula and Sparta.
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.
Sparta
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sparta is a city and municipality in the Peloponnese region of Greece, and the capital of the Laconia regional unit. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley.
Mystras
Village
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mystras is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Monument to the Fallen, Magoula.
Monument to the Fallen, Magoula
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.08185° or 37° 4′ 55″ northLongitude
22.40405° or 22° 24′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8G943CJ3+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1221081056OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q122547058
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In Other Languages
“Monument to the Fallen, Magoula” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Μνημείο Πεσόντων Μαγούλας Λακωνίας”
- Greek: “Μνημείο των Πεσόντων στη Μαγούλα Λακωνίας”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Πύργος Φικιώρη and Άγιος Γεώργιος.
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