Platamon Castle
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Platamon Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress in northern Greece, strategically overlooking the Aegean Sea and the main route between Macedonia and Thessaly.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Crusaders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frankish rulers of the Kingdom of Thessalonica ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| controlsRouteBetween |
Macedonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thessaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| currentUse | archaeological site ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 110 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| governedBy | Hellenic Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Byzantine military architecture
ⓘ
medieval fortification ⓘ |
| hasCondition | well-preserved ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel
ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ inner keep ⓘ outer curtain wall ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasShape | irregular polygon ⓘ |
| hasTouristInfrastructure |
parking area nearby
ⓘ
signposted access road ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Aegean coastline
ⓘ
Mount Olympus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument of Greece ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Macedonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pieria regional unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Platamonas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southeastern slopes of Mount Olympus ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Nei Pori
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Platamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thermaic Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ main road between Thessaloniki and Larissa ⓘ |
| partOf | defensive network of Byzantine and medieval fortresses in Macedonia ⓘ |
| region | northern Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of the Tempi Valley route ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Venetians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Greco-Italian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural events
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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