Tanagra, Tanagra, Boeotia,Central Greece
Tower of Tanagra
| Location: |
| On a hill, NW of Tanagra, Boeotia, Central Greece |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Central Greece Boeotia | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Tanagra • Tanagra | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 190 m (Relative Height≈0 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 14th century (?) | CATALAN  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Tower |
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A tower probably from the Frankish period, NW of the village Tanagra in Viotia.
We do not have more information about this tower. We can assume that its purpose was the surveillance of the land of the local lord and also, as part of a network of similar towers, the transmission of optical warning signals.
The tower is square and apparently it had only one floor. The opening that we see today it was not the original entrance which must have been above the ground.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | March 2013 | Last addition of photo/video: | November 2018 |
Sources
- Pictures Giannis Zacharakis
- ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ ΣΤΑΘΟΥΛΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ, Αρχιτέκτονας Μηχανικός, Μεταπτυχιακή εργασία «Η αρχιτεκτονική των μεμονωμένων πύργων της Βοιωτίας», Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Αθήνα 2014
- Website ancientgreece.gr - Πύργος Τανάγρας
- ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟΝ ΔΕΛΤΙΟΝ τεύχος 43 (1988) Β1 Χρονικά, σελ.94
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| Approach to the monument: |
| From Tanagra we follow the road to Arma. After 400m there is a dirt road to the right. Follow the dirt road for a while and the tower is visible from a distance. |
| Entrance: |
| The tower is not guarded and not protected. |