The Museum of Byzantine Culture will be a wonderful place for family holidays. Despite the fact that it was founded in 1913, the official opening of the museum was held only recently, in 1994. Nowadays, unique antique sculptures, ceramic products, ancient weapons, and ornaments are available to visitors. All of them date back to the reign of the Byzantine Empire. During world wars, the museum collection has already been incredibly large. In order to maintain unique artifacts, they repeatedly transported them to Athens.
The Basilica of St. Demetrios is very symbolic for the city. On the place where currently the church is located, there were Roman baths in the 4th century. The very first church in their place was built in the 7th century. It was destroyed during an earthquake soon afterward. The church had to be literally restored from the ruins. In the 14th century, the temple was converted into a mosque. They began to conduct Christian religious services at the beginning of the 20th century only.
Some of the historical sights in Thessaloniki are of world importance. The Temple of Sacred Sofia is the UNESCO World Heritage site. According to historical data, the first church in its place was built in the 5th century. Three centuries later, it was completely rebuilt and remained unchanged since then. During the Middle Ages, this temple was converted into a mosque. It was returned to the Christian community about a hundred years ago.
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