Milutin Tower, Hilandar
Milutin Tower or Tower of the Horseman is a medieval defensive structure dedicated to Stefan Milutin, located in Serbian Orthodox Hilandar Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece.- Type: Tower
- Description: Mount Athos
- Also known as: “Milutin Tower”, “Tower of Milutin”, and “Tower of the Kavalari (Horseman)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Savas Tower and St George Tower.
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 1½ km south of Milutin Tower, Hilandar.
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 1½ km south of Milutin Tower, Hilandar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hilandar Monastery and Zograf Monastery.
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.
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 6 km southeast of Milutin Tower, Hilandar.
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. Vatopedi monastery is situated 9 km southeast of Milutin Tower, Hilandar.
Milutin Tower, Hilandar
- Category: building
- Location: Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.35486° or 40° 21′ 18″ northLongitude
24.12007° or 24° 7′ 12″ eastHeight
45 metres (148 feet)Open location code
8GG6943C+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 607987017OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q108612577
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Milutin Tower, Hilandar” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Милутинова кула”
- Greek: “Πύργος του Καβαλλαρέως”
- Greek: “Πύργος του Καβαλλάρη”
- Greek: “Πύργος του Μιλούτιν”
- Serbian: “Милутинова кула”
- Serbian: “Пирг краља Милутина”
- Turkish: “Milutin Kulesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Храм Светог Василија and Αγιος Αντώνιος.
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