Imaret of Komotini, Komotini, Greece

The Imaret of Komotini, one of the oldest Ottoman monuments in Thrace from 1360 - 1380. In 1996 it was moved as an ecclesiastical museum.

Religious sites in Greece

Address

Eleftheriou Venizelou 16, Komotini, Greece

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Details

Founded: 1360-1380
Category: Religious sites in Greece

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Archaeological Museum of Komotini (0,4 km)
Mosynopolis (6,5 km)

Anastasiopolis-Peritheorion (26,1 km)
Maroneia (28,5 km)

User Reviews

Xrusa Pantazopoulou (2 years ago)
We came at 12 noon and it was closed.... I called and they don't answer... and it shows that it is open ….

ΧΑΡΙΚΛΕΙΑ ΑΓΓΕΛΙΝΑ (6 years ago)
It is located in the center of the city, Xenophontos 8, which is the responsibility of the Holy Metropolis of Maronia and Komotini. Ecclesiastical articles were collected from the 16th to the 20th century such as icons, sacred vessels, vestments, and manuscripts. Hours Tuesday-Thursday-Sunday 10.30am-13.00pm, Wednesday-Friday 17.00pm-20.00pm Saturday 10.00am

Nikman (6 years ago)
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Δημητρης Καρυπογλου (6 years ago)
A place with many exhibits but unfortunately the museum is not yet ready. When the museum space is created it will be quite remarkable.

Georgi Serafimov (6 years ago)
Super little town

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Church of St Donatus

The Church of St Donatus name refers to Donatus of Zadar, who began construction on this church in the 9th century and ended it on the northeastern part of the Roman forum. It is the largest Pre-Romanesque building in Croatia.

The beginning of the building of the church was placed to the second half of the 8th century, and it is supposed to have been completed in the 9th century. The Zadar bishop and diplomat Donat (8th and 9th centuries) is credited with the building of the church. He led the representations of the Dalmatian cities to Constantinople and Charles the Great, which is why this church bears slight resemblance to Charlemagne's court chapels, especially the one in Aachen, and also to the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna. It belongs to the Pre-Romanesque architectural period.

The circular church, formerly domed, is 27 m high and is characterised by simplicity and technical primitivism.

Imaret of Komotini