Heptapyrgion of Thessaloniki
Hilltop fortress of ten towers in stone, brick and reused marble, later converted into a prison.
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This guide to the Heptapyrgion in Thessaloniki reads the fortress as a built object, layer by layer, starting with the mismatch between its name and the towers you can count. It follows the stone-and-brick masonry, the carved marble that turns up where it shouldn't, and the Ottoman governor Çavuş Bey, whose name sits over the gate. Best heard standing at the main entrance, where you can see the inscription.
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