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White Tower of Thessaloniki

The White Tower of Thessaloniki is a cylindrical Ottoman-era fortification on the city's waterfront, now a museum and symbol of Thessaloniki. The present stone tower replaced an earlier Byzantine work and was long used as a fortress, garrison and prison before becoming a civic monument.

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Photograph via Wikimedia Commons

First raised

1500

Its prime

1536

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1536

What White Tower of Thessaloniki looked like in its prime.

A squat cylindrical drum of pale ashlar masonry, about 23 m across and 34 m high, topped by a smaller round turret; the upper circumference has a band of corbelled arches and crenellated parapet with regular embrasures. The stone surface shows coursed blocks and small slit windows; the turret supports a circular observation platform and a tall flagpole. At the base are trees and a flat seafront approach; defensive outworks (a chemise) once surrounded the tower.

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10 places to explore in 1536.

The record describes 10 distinct spots at White Tower of Thessaloniki, including 2 interiors: spiral ramp inside outer wall, central room on a tower floor. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Seafront approach / waterfront promenadeMain drum exterior with embrasuresChemise and outer gun-platformGround-level caponiers and flanking positionsMain entrance and inscriptionSpiral ramp inside outer wallCentral room on a tower floorTurret platform and mastTop main platform in front of turretOriginal conical roof (historic)

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