Greece · 3rd century
The Palace of Galerius is an imposing building complex that forms part of the Galerian complex and lies in the centre of Thessaloniki. It was built as a palace complex of the Roman emperor Galerius during the period of the Roman "Tetrarchy" (297–307 AD) and comprised the Palace, the Octagon, the Hippodrome, the Arch of Galerius, the apsidal hall and the Rotunda. The palace was probably destroyed by an earthquake in the 8th century.
Machine-translated from “Ανάκτορα του Γαλέριου” on the Greek Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palace of Galerius ranks #3,998 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #56 of the 133 mapped in Greece. Founded 298, it is older than 97% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 28 atlas entries founded in the 3rd century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Thessaloniki, 2 km away. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.
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