UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Thessaloniki, Greece |
Part of | Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki |
Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iv |
Reference | 456-002 |
Inscription | 1988 (12th Session) |
Area | 0.587 ha |
Coordinates | 40°38′00″N 22°57′10.5″E / 40.63333°N 22.952917°E |
The Arch of Galerius (Greek: Αψίδα του Γαλερίου) or Kamara (Καμάρα) and the Rotunda (Ροτόντα) are neighbouring early 4th-century AD monuments in the city of Thessaloniki, in the region of Central Macedonia in northern Greece. As an outstanding example of early Byzantine art and architecture, in addition to the importance of the Rotunda as one of the earliest Christian monuments in the Eastern Roman Empire, both sites were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 as part of the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki.[1]