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Constantine Caratheodory Museum

It’s already operated as a research center. Originating from Vyssa of Evros, opposite to Adrianople, Konstantinos Karatheodoris was born in Berlin on 13 September 1873 where his father was the ambassador of Turkey. He became a leading mechanical and mathematical worldwide, worked as a professor at four German Universities and Metsovio Polytechnic while he undertook with the behest of Venizelos to organize the Ionian University in Izmir, Athens and Thessaloniki. The work of Karatheodori has…view more

Thracian Museum of Education of the Educational Sciences Association

The Thracian Museum of Education of the Educational Sciences Association was founded in 1992 to collect and exhibit school objects, documents and books of historical importance, mainly Thracian and of the wider area. Such museums are currently scarce in our country and it is worth noting that, perhaps, is the only rich collection with photographs and a series of wonderful saved school objects that counts approximately two centuries of life. The Museum of Science in Educational Society is a…view more

Komotini Concert Hall

The idea to build a large cultural and conference center in Komotini began in the mid eighties. Finally, the study commissioned by the famous architect Nikos Valsamaki but the construction of it was delayed due to lack of funding. Eventually, a part of the building was constructed and completed in 2010.The Concert Hall of Komotini is located in Santa Varvara, near the camp Iliopoulos and is the third largest Hall of Greece. The purpose of the Concert Hall is to promote intellectual culture…view more

Agia Paraskevi park

The newly remodeled municipal park of Agia Paraskevi, with tall trees, fountains and beautiful flowers which during the summer months operates as refreshment, is located in the center of Komotini. The playground near the refreshment stand offers countless hours of fun for young children while their parents are able to watch over them when enjoying their drinks.view more

Clock Tower

The Clock Tower was built in 1884, during the era of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. In the decade of 1950, architectural interventions were made and took its current form. Behind the tower rises the minaret of the mosque “Yeni Mosque” where the muezzin calls the faithful of Islam to prayer from the minaret balcony. In its courtyard; Mufti of Komotini, the religious authority of Muslims Rhodope, is housed. At the southwestern side of the assembly tower-mosque is the pedestrian shopping street of Ermou,…view more

The Old Courthouse

The building that until recently housed the courthouse of Komotini, was studied and built by a Dutch architect around 1870 for Sultan Abdul Aziz and his successor Abdul Hamid II on behalf of the Ottoman Administration of that time as Government House.The courthouse building was used as headquarters by the authorities of the Ottoman Empire until the July of 1913. The Ottoman Administration was maintaining in Komotini (Gkioumourtzina), a courthouse (sanjak), falling in the District (vilayet)…view more

Military Museum of Fortress Nymphea

The Military Museum of Fortress Nymphea is located 17 km away from Komotini and operates since 2000 in the portico of the eponymous fortress. Because the museum is in a military area, the visit to the exhibit is allowed upon approval of the 29th Infantry Brigade (Komotini, tel +302531022691), which provides a guide for the museum exhibits and the Gallery, on daily basis from 9:30 to 14:30 am. Every Sunday, from 9:00 to 13:30 am the entrance to the museum is free. On the first Sunday of April;…view more

Residence at 15 Tsanaklis Street

It was declared protected monument under the state legislation N 1469/50. The two-storey building with its surroundings (the plot) as it is a remarkable example of neoclassical architecture that, together with the other neoclassical buildings on the Tsanakli Street constitutes an important historical district in Komotini. All the openings of the building have a rich decorative framing, with arched lintels configurations. The corners of the building are formed by non-bearing columns with…view more

Tobacco warehouse in the central square of Komotini

It is a declared artwork and historical monument as it is a representative sample of the tobacco warehouse of the past century, important part of the study of Architecture Heritage and a testimony for the past development of the city of Komotini in the 60’s. A protection zone of 5m around the perimeter of the tobacco warehouse was declared after its restoration in order to promote successfully the monument. Ownership: Private, owned by I. Kaldirimtzis  view more

Ecclesiastical Museum Metropolis Maronias and Komotini (Imaret)

The Ecclesiastical Museum Metropolis of Maronia and Komotini houses the collection of ecclesiastical objects (portable icons, sacred objects, priestly vestments, manuscripts and liturgical books) which collected from the temples of the ecclesiastical province of relevant Metropolis as well as donations of refugees who settled in the area of Komotini. The exhibits, which cover the period from the 16th to the early 20th century, are the evidence of post-Byzantine ecclesiastical art of the region…view more