Milutin Tower, Hilandar

Milutin Tower
кула Милутина
kula Milutina
Πύργος του Μιλούτιν
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General information
Architectural styleLate Byzantine
Year(s) built13th century
OwnerHilandar Monastery
Height45 meters

Milutin Tower (Serbian: кула Милутина, romanized: kula Milutina, Greek: Πύργος του Μιλούτιν) or Tower of the Horseman (Greek: Πύργος του Καβαλλαρέως) is a medieval defensive structure dedicated to Stefan Milutin, located in Serbian Orthodox Hilandar Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece.[1]

Location

The tower is located north of the monastery near its harbor on the northern coast of the peninsula.[1]

History

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It was built around the middle of the 13th century. Already in 1198, the monastery and its properties were donated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos to the Serbs as an eternal gift. The tower is named after Stefan Milutin, king of Serbia in the period 1281–1321, he added the top floor and roof in 1302.[1]

Description

The tower is 45m high and is a representative example of towers from the late Byzantine period, characterized by strongly protruding buttresses.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Πύργος του Μιλούτιν ή Πύργος του Καβαλλαρέως ή του Καβαλλάρη Ελληνικά Κάστρα


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