Walk in the Rotοnda, in Thessaloniki

Allow me to write a few words about my Rotonda walk today! The Rotonda is a Roman monument in the city of Thessaloniki and perhaps the most important from a historical, religious and architectural point of view. It was built in 304 AD by Caesar Galerius as his mausoleum, but after his death it functioned as a temple of Zeus. With the rise of Christianity, at the end of the 4th century, it was turned into a Christian temple, where some additions were made and the rotunda lost its fully circular shape! Since that time, many additions have been made with Byzantine mosaics, which were unfortunately destroyed after the capture of the church by the Ottomans and its conversion into a mosque in 1430. Today it is a museum that can be visited, which I recommend if you are here, to visit in the morning so take advantage of the good lighting!

The entrance, at the top of which there is a small icon of Saint George

my girlfriend was very happy and shocked by the energy of the place

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Αlthough a lot can be said about this monument, most of the times the bigger my post is, the less interaction there is! So I stuck to the basics! I hope you enjoyed my photos. Εven though they are from a mobile phone - - and perhaps they cannot bring out the full beauty of the mosaics! I hope you have a pleasant rest of Wednesday