Monument Romak · Roman / Early Christian (4th c.)

Rotunda of Galerius

Përditësuar 2026Kontrolluar në këmbëJust north of the Arch of Galerius

A colossal Roman domed rotunda built around 306 AD under the emperor Galerius, later a church and then a mosque, whose interior preserves some of the most important early-Christian mosaics in the world — one of the UNESCO-listed Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki.

The Roman Rotunda of Galerius with its surviving minaret
Rotunda of Galerius · Roman / Early Christian (4th c.)
Periudha
Roman / Early Christian (4th c.)
Vendndodhja
City centre, off Egnatia
Hyrja
€10 (reduced €5; recently raised, some guides still list €6) · covered by the €15 combined 3-day ticket · free on Greek museum days (6 Mar, 18 Apr, 18 May, last weekend of Sep, 28 Oct)
Orari
08:30–15:30 daily, closed Tuesdays
Kohë e Nevojshme
30–45 minutes
Vlerësimi
4.6★ · 6,451 vlerësime

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Historia

Si lindi

Built as part of the emperor Galerius's palace complex — probably intended as a mausoleum or temple — it was converted into a Christian church in the late 4th century, when its dome was lined with golden mosaics. Under Ottoman rule it became a mosque, and its minaret still stands, the only one surviving in the city.

Çfarë Do të Shihni

Gjatë një vizite

The vast brick dome, the shimmering gold-ground mosaics of saints and architecture high in the cupola, and the lone Ottoman minaret outside.

Si të Vizitoni

A few minutes' walk up from the Arch of Galerius (Kamara). Step-free entry at ground level.

Koha më e Mirë

Midday, when light reaches the upper mosaics

Galeria

Si të Shkoni

Vendndodhja
City centre, off Egnatia · Just north of the Arch of Galerius

Mirë të Dini

They are late-4th-century gold-ground mosaics in the dome, among the earliest and finest surviving Christian mosaics anywhere.

The Rotunda was a mosque during Ottoman rule; its minaret is the only one left standing in Thessaloniki.