Mistra

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Mistra was a fortified Byzantine town in the Peloponnese that served as a major political and cultural center in the late Byzantine Empire.

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Mistra canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine city
archaeological site
fortified town
abandonedInCentury 19th century
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
late Byzantine architecture
associatedWith Byzantine intellectual revival
Despotate of the Morea
Gemistos Plethon
capturedBy Byzantines in 1262
conqueredBy Ottoman Empire in 1460
country Greece
declinePeriod late 15th century
foundedAroundYear 1249
foundedBy William II of Villehardouin
foundedInCentury 13th century
hasStructure Church of Saint Demetrios
surface form: Cathedral of Saint Demetrios

Church of St. Sophia
surface form: Church of Hagia Sophia

Monastery of Pantanassa
Monastery of Peribleptos
Palace of the Despots
city walls
fortress on the acropolis
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalRole capital of the Despotate of the Morea
knownFor Byzantine frescoes
medieval fortifications
well-preserved Byzantine churches
locatedIn Laconia
Peloponnese
locatedNear Sparta
modernMunicipalityName Mystras
partOf Late Byzantine period
surface form: late Byzantine Empire
peakFlourishedInCentury 14th century
15th century
recognizedAs important center of late Byzantine art
important center of late Byzantine scholarship
servedAs cultural center of the late Byzantine Empire
political center of the Despotate of the Morea
tourismType cultural tourism destination
underControlOf Byzantine Empire
Principality of Achaea
surface form: Frankish Principality of Achaea

Ottoman Empire
UNESCOSiteType Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1989

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