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Meteora

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Tom Elliott

Last modified Apr 27, 2023 10:09 AM — History

tags: UWHS

Metéora comprises a complex of six Eastern Orthodox monasteries built on natural sandstone pillars of the Thessalian plain. The site was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1988.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/548453076

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
39.7137318328, 21.6333467399

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Imagery location of Meteora (AD 640 - Present) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- OSM location of The Holy Trinity Monastery (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Meteora makes connections with:

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Meteora receives connections from:

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Place type:
cultural landscape, monastery, architectural complex, church, monastery (deprecated)

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Related:

TGN 7010925: Metéora (inhabited place)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Meteora: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/548453076> [accessed: 23 December 2024]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/548453076 |title=Places: 548453076 (Meteora) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=December 23, 2024 2:27 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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