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Arch of Galerius

The Arch of Galerius or Kamara and the Rotunda of Galerius are neighbouring early fourth-century AD monuments in the city of , in the region of in northern .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: monument in Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Also known as: “Arch of Galerius and Rotunda” and “Kamara”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Metamorphosis of the Sotir and St. Panteleimon.

Church
Photo: Ωριγένης, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour is a 14th-century Byzantine chapel in , . It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki.

Church
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The Church of Saint Panteleimon is a late Byzantine church Built in the 14th century in , . Because of its well-preserved Byzantine architecture and its testimony to the importance of Thessaloniki to early and medieval Christianity, the church was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 along with several other Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki. is situated 110 metres northwest of Arch of Galerius.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 160 metres northeast of Arch of Galerius.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Louloudadika and Upper Town.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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or Ano Poli is the old town of and is located around the city's acropolis north of the city center. The neighborhood is known for its well preserved Byzantine and Ottoman era structures and urban design and as a center for Thessaloniki's poets, intellectuals, and bohemians.

Neighborhood
Saranta Ekklisies or 40 Ekklisies is a neighbourhood in , . It is located next to the . It was created in the 1920s during the Greek-Turkish population exchange by Greek refugees from the city of in Eastern Thrace.

Arch of Galerius

Latitude
40.6322° or 40° 37′ 56″ north
Longitude
22.95181° or 22° 57′ 7″ east
Height
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
8GG4JXJ2+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 135678907
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q1258082
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Arch of Galerius” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قوس غاليريوس وروتوندا”
  • Bulgarian: “Арка и гробница на Галерий”
  • Bulgarian: “Арка на Галерий”
  • Bulgarian: “Галериевата арка”
  • Chinese: “加莱里乌斯拱门”
  • Chinese: “加萊里烏斯拱門”
  • Dutch: “Boog van Galerius”
  • Finnish: “Galeriuksen kaari”
  • French: “arc de Galere”
  • French: “arc de Galère”
  • French: “Arc de Galère”
  • German: “Galeriusbogen”
  • Greek: “Αψίδα Γαλερίου”
  • Greek: “Αψίδα του Γαλερίου”
  • Greek: “Καμάρα”
  • Greek: “Τόξο του Γαλερίου或Aψίδα του Γαλερίου”
  • Hebrew: “קשת גלריוס והרוטונדה”
  • Italian: “Arco di Galerio”
  • Italian: “Arco di Salonicco”
  • Japanese: “ガレリウスの凱旋門”
  • Korean: “갈레리우스 개선문”
  • Latvian: “Galērija arka un Rotonda”
  • Macedonian: “Ротонда на Свети Ѓорѓија”
  • Macedonian: “Свод и гробница на Галериј”
  • Macedonian: “Свод на Галериј”
  • Portuguese: “Arco de Galério”
  • Portuguese: “Tumba de Galério”
  • Russian: “Арка Галерия”
  • Russian: “Арка и гробница Галерия”
  • Serbian: “Галеријев лук и ротонда”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Luk i grob Galerija”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Luk i grobnica Galerija”
  • Slovenian: “Galerijeva vrata in Rotunda v Solunu”
  • Spanish: “Arco de Galerio”
  • Tatar: “Галерий аркасы һәм төрбәсе”
  • Turkish: “Galerius Kemeri”
  • Ukrainian: “Арка Галерія”
  • Ukrainian: “Арка і гробниця Галерія”
  • Ukrainian: “Ротонда Святого Георгія”
  • Western Frisian: “Bôge fan Galearius”
  • Western Frisian: “Bôge fan Galerius”

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