Heptapyrgion (Thessaloniki)
The Heptapyrgion (Byzantine Greek: Ἑπταπύργιον, [heptaˈpyrgion]), modern Eptapyrgio (Greek: Επταπύργιο, [eptaˈpirʝio]), also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule (Γεντί Κουλέ), is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the Acropolis of Thessaloniki in Greece. Despite its name, which in both languages means "Fortress of Seven Towers", it features ten, and was probably named after the Yedikule Fortress in Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey). It served as the major redoubt of the city's acropolis, as well as the seat of its garrison commander in Ottoman times, until the late 19th century. It was then converted to a prison (Φυλακές Επταπυργίου), which remained open until 1989. References to the infamous Yedi Kule prison abound in the
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Heptapyrgion (Thessaloniki)
The Heptapyrgion (Byzantine Greek: Ἑπταπύργιον, [heptaˈpyrgion]), modern Eptapyrgio (Greek: Επταπύργιο, [eptaˈpirʝio]), also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule (Γεντί Κουλέ), is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the Acropolis of Thessaloniki in Greece. Despite its name, which in both languages means "Fortress of Seven Towers", it features ten, and was probably named after the Yedikule Fortress in Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey). It served as the major redoubt of the city's acropolis, as well as the seat of its garrison commander in Ottoman times, until the late 19th century. It was then converted to a prison (Φυλακές Επταπυργίου), which remained open until 1989. References to the infamous Yedi Kule prison abound in the
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El Heptapyrgion (en griego: Ἑπ ...... monio de la Humanidad en 1988.
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L'Heptapyrgion (littéralement ...... t terrestre de Constantinople.
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The Heptapyrgion (Byzantine Gr ...... 70s and continues to this day.
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Το Φρούριο του Επταπυργίου, γν ...... ν κλειστό πυρήνα του φρουρίου.
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Гептапіргіон (грецька: Ῥογοί а ...... них всередині і зовні фортеці.
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El Heptapyrgion (en griego: Ἑπ ...... monio de la Humanidad en 1988.
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L'Heptapyrgion (littéralement ...... t terrestre de Constantinople.
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The Heptapyrgion (Byzantine Gr ...... edi Kule prison abound in the
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Το Φρούριο του Επταπυργίου, γν ...... ν κλειστό πυρήνα του φρουρίου.
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Гептапіргіон (грецька: Ῥογοί а ...... них всередині і зовні фортеці.
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Heptapirgión (Salónica)
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Heptapyrgion (Thessaloniki)
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Heptapyrgion
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Heptapyrgion
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Επταπύργιο (Θεσσαλονίκη)
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Гептапіргіон
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