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Timings : Summer (April 1 - October 31): Wednesday to Monday - 08:00 AM to 08:00 PM 
Winter (November 1 - March 31): Wednesday to Monday - 08:30 AM to 03:30 PM 
Tuesdays closed. 
Closed on 25th and 26th December, 1st January, 25th March, Easter Sunday, and 1st May.

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Rotunda, Thessaloniki Overview

The Rotunda of Galerius is one of the oldest structures in Thessaloniki and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located just north of the intersection of two main axes of the city - Egnatia and Dimitriou Gounari streets - where the Arch of Galerius stands. A massive circular structure built in 306 AD by Roman Emperor Galerius, it later served as a Christian church and an Ottoman mosque before becoming a museum.

The Rotunda is believed to have been erected on tetrarch Galerius’ orders in around 306 AD to become his mausoleum, while some other scholars claim it was a temple dedicated to Kabeiroi or Zeus. Having stood for nearly twenty-three centuries, the Rotunda has witnessed the rise and fall of empires and religious systems. It was converted into a church in the late fourth century, then a mosque during the Ottoman reign, and back into a church after Balkan War. It is now a protected historical monument under the Greek Ministry of Culture’s Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities.

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