Tower of Panagia
Tower of Panagia is a tower in Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia. Tower of Panagia is situated nearby to the marina Arkana (port), as well as near the locality Vatopedi monastery.- Type: Tower
- Description: medieval tower in monastic community of Mount Athos, Greece
- Also known as: “Library tower”, “Saint Mary Tower, Vatopedi”, and “Tower of Panagia of Vatopedion”
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 Tower of Panagia.
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 Tower of Panagia.
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 Tower of Panagia.
Tower of Panagia
- Category: building
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.31483° or 40° 18′ 53″ northLongitude
24.21278° or 24° 12′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8GG68677+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1302690538OpenStreetMap feature
building=watchtowerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q108873796
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Tower of Panagia” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кула на Света Богородица (Ватопед)”
- Bulgarian: “Кула на Света Богородица”
- Greek: “Πύργος Βιβλιοθήκης”
- Greek: “Πύργος Παναγίας Βατοπεδίου”
- Greek: “Πύργος Παναγίας”
- Turkish: “Vatopedion Kulesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arkana (port) and Ιερός Ναός Αγίας Ζώνης.
Nearby Places
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