Church of Saint George

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The Church of Saint George is an early 4th-century circular Roman monument in Thessaloniki, Greece, renowned for its massive domed structure and important early Christian mosaics.

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Church of Saint George canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf church building
early Christian church
late Roman monument
rotunda
alsoKnownAs Rotunda
Rotunda of Galerius
architecturalStyle Roman architecture
early Christian architecture
architecturalType rotunda church
associatedWith Roman Emperor Galerius
linked to: Galerius
city Thessaloniki
linked to: Salonika
continent Europe
conversionDate late 4th century
convertedTo Christian church
country Greece
denomination Greek Orthodox Church
domeDiameter approximately 24 meters
hasDecoration architectural and vegetal mosaic motifs
early Christian mosaics
figural mosaics of saints
gold-ground mosaics
hasPart apse
cylindrical drum
large central dome
marble revetment (interior)
mosaic decoration
narthex
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationDate 1988
inception circa 306–311 CE
locatedIn Central Macedonia
Macedonia (Greece)
Thessaloniki
linked to: Salonika

historic center of Thessaloniki
locatedOn Via Egnatia (Thessaloniki)
linked to: Via Egnatia
materialUsed brick
stone
namedAfter Saint George
nearby Arch of Galerius
originalFunction Roman imperial cult building (hypothesized)
imperial mausoleum (probable)
partOf Galerius palace complex (urban ensemble)
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika
religion Christianity
roofType massive masonry dome
significance important example of early Christian mosaic art
one of the oldest standing Christian monuments in the world
startDate early 4th century
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 456
usedAs Christian church
mosque
usePeriodAsMosque Ottoman period

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Rotunda of Galerius in Thessalonica alsoKnownAs Church of Saint George