Geschiedenis
Hoe het ontstond
Built in the 8th century, it served as the city's cathedral for much of the Byzantine period and became a mosque under the Ottomans before returning to use as a church. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing.
Wat Je Ziet
Bij een bezoek
The dome mosaic of the Ascension with the Virgin and apostles, the apse mosaics, and the shaded square outside.
Hoe te Bezoeken
Central, step-free at the main door.
Beste Tijd
Morning light
Galerij
Goed om te Weten
No — it is a separate, smaller 8th-century church in Thessaloniki, though it shares the dedication to the Holy Wisdom and a similar domed plan.
Its great dome holds a luminous mosaic of the Ascension of Christ, and there's earlier mosaic decoration in the sanctuary. Like many of the city's churches it served as a mosque under Ottoman rule, and today it's one of Thessaloniki's fifteen UNESCO-listed Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments.
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