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Platia Agiou Georgiou Rotonta 5, Thessaloniki 546 35, Grecia
Platia Agiou Georgiou Rotonta 5, Thessaloniki 546 35, Grecia
Platia Agiou Georgiou Rotonta 5, Thessaloniki 546 35, Grecia
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3. Rotunda
Plateia Agiou Georgiou Rotonta
306; conversion to church – late 4th century
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The Rotunda stands northeast of the Arch of Galerius. It was built by Galerius, either as his mausoleum or as a temple dedicated to Zeus or the Cabeiri, a group of chthonic deities.
The Rotunda is a huge building, with a diameter of 24.5 m and height of 29.8 m. Its walls are more than 6 m thick and made of rubble masonry, with wide zones of brickwork appearing at intervals. That is why the building has survived the numerous earthquakes of Thessaloniki. A flat dome covers the structure. It originally had an oculus, like the Pantheon in Rome.