Metamorphosis Tower
Metamorphosis Tower is a tower in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Metamorphosis Tower is situated nearby to the church Ιερός Ναός Αγίας Ζώνης, as well as near the locality Vatopedi monastery.- Type: Tower
- Description: medieval defensive tower in monastic community of Mount Athos, Greece
- Also known as: “Transfiguration Tower, Vatopedi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bogoroditsa Skete.
Bogoroditsa Skete
Church
Bogoroditsa is a skete of the Agiou Panteleimonos monastery in the monastic state of Mount Athos, Greece. It is inhabited by Bulgarian monks and it follows the coenobitic way of monastic life. Bogoroditsa Skete is situated 3½ km southeast of Metamorphosis Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vatopedi monastery and Zograf Monastery.
Vatopedi monastery
Locality
Photo: Asgozzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi is an Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, Greece. The monastery was expanded several times during its history, particularly during the Byzantine period and in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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. Zograf Monastery is situated 4½ km west of Metamorphosis Tower.
Skete of Prophet Elijah
Locality
Photo: Misa.stefanovic.07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Skete of Prophet Elijah is a cenobitic skete of Pantokratoros monastery in Mount Athos, Greece. It was founded in 1759 by Paisius Velichkovsky, a Ukrainian monk from Poltava. Skete of Prophet Elijah is situated 5 km southeast of Metamorphosis Tower.
Metamorphosis Tower
- Categories: defensive tower and building
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.31361° or 40° 18′ 49″ northLongitude
24.21197° or 24° 12′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8GG68676+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1302690033OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q108873795
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Metamorphosis Tower” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кула на Преображение Господне (Ватопед)”
- Bulgarian: “Кула на Преображение Господне”
- Greek: “Πύργος Μεταμορφώσεως Βατοπεδίου”
- Greek: “Πύργος Μεταμορφώσεως”
- Turkish: “Metamorphosis Kulesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ιερός Ναός Αγίας Ζώνης and Tower of Panagia.
Nearby Places
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