After a long period of renovations, the palace where Alexander the Great was anointed King of Macedonia around 2,400 years ago, has reopened to the public. Aigai is located in the port city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece. “After many years of painstaking work, we can reveal the palace,“ said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a ceremony this weekend. “What we are doing today is an event of global importance.” According to reports, the renovation took 16 years and cost more than 20 million euros.
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Greece Reopens Palace Where Alexander The Great Was Crowned
The Palace of Aigai, located 65 kilometres southwest of the port city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece, is from the 4th century BC and was one of the most important structures in classical Greece, comparable to the Parthenon in Athens
OT Staff
8 January 2024
A statue of Alexander the Great in Thessaloniki,Greece
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A statue of Alexander the Great in Thessaloniki,Greece
Photo: Anastasios71/Shutterstock
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