Πύργος Ορμίσδα
Πύργος Ορμίσδα is a tower in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia. Πύργος Ορμίσδα is situated nearby to the cemetery Protestant Cemetary, as well as near Armenian Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Nicolas Orphanos and Ataturk Birth House.
St. Nicolas Orphanos
Church
Photo: LucT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos is an early 14th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. Covered in outstanding Byzantine frescoes, the church is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, demonstrating the importance of Thessaloniki in early Christian history. St. Nicolas Orphanos is situated 140 metres north of Πύργος Ορμίσδα.
Ataturk Birth House
Memorial
Photo: Kemal Cenk Sarioglu, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Atatürk Museum is a historic house museum in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece. Ataturk Birth House is situated 190 metres southwest of Πύργος Ορμίσδα.
Byzantine Bath
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Byzantine Bath of the Upper City in Thessaloniki is one of the few and best preserved of the Byzantine baths that have survived from the Byzantine period in Greece. Byzantine Bath is situated 460 metres northwest of Πύργος Ορμίσδα.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upper Town and Agios Pavlos.
Upper Town
Suburb
Photo: PLAKLE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Upper Town or Ano Poli is the old town of Thessaloniki 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.
Agios Pavlos
Suburb
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agios Pavlos is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and a former municipality in Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Neapoli-Sykies, of which it is a municipal unit.
Saranta Ekklissies
Neighborhood
Saranta Ekklisies or 40 Ekklisies is a neighbourhood in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is located next to the Ano Poli. It was created in the 1920s during the Greek-Turkish population exchange by Greek refugees from the city of Saranta Ekklisies in Eastern Thrace.
Πύργος Ορμίσδα
- Type: Tower
- Also known as: “Ormisdas Tower”
- Category: building
- Location: Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.63646° or 40° 38′ 11″ northLongitude
22.95634° or 22° 57′ 23″ eastOpen location code
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way 875545828OpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Protestant Cemetary and Armenian Cemetery.
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