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Βyzantine tower
Ruins of Marmari Byzantine tower that was built almost entirely with material (marble etc ) from ancient buildings.
The tower is on a hill between the town of Amfipolis and river Strymon, overlooking the archaeological site of Amphipolis.
The tower was built in 1367 according to an inscription which now is in the museum of Amfipolis.
It was built by the lords Ioannis and Alexios who were high officials in Constantinople and owned lands in that area. Later, earlier than 1384, the tower was donated to the monastery of Pantocrator (in Athos mountain).
Today one floor is preserved and only one wall from the second floor. A very particular element of this tower is that it is constructed entirely of the ancient material from the nearby ancient city of Amfipolis.
Βyzantine tower
Ruins of Marmari Byzantine tower that was built almost entirely with material (marble etc ) from ancient buildings.
The tower is on a hill between the town of Amfipolis and river Strymon, overlooking the archaeological site of Amphipolis.
The tower was built in 1367 according to an inscription which now is in the museum of Amfipolis.
It was built by the lords Ioannis and Alexios who were high officials in Constantinople and owned lands in that area. Later, earlier than 1384, the tower was donated to the monastery of Pantocrator (in Athos mountain).
Today one floor is preserved and only one wall from the second floor. A very particular element of this tower is that it is constructed entirely of the ancient material from the nearby ancient city of Amfipolis.