Monument of Thracian heroes at sea

Sculpture in an epic tone in Nea Paralia.

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What I can see

A bronze sculpture depicting a female figure with a torch and a sailor with cannon is placed on a marble monolith. Its style is dramatic and epic and there is plasticity, movement and intensity in the figures. On the base, there is also a dedication to the two heroes it depicts.

What I can't see

It is dedicated to the heroes of the 1821 Greek War of Independence, Hatziantonis and Domna Visvizi, who came from Eastern Thrace (present day Turkyie). The work was created by Giorgos Tsaras.

Info

Address: New Sea-front

Bibliography

Zafeiris Ch. (1997), Θεσσαλονίκης Εγκόλπιον, ιστορία, πολιτισμός, η πόλη σήμερα, γεύσεις, μουσεία, μνημεία, διαδρομές, [Thessaloniki Handbook, history, culture, the city today, flavours, museums, routes], Athens: Exantas

Orfanidis D., (2016), Υπαίθρια Γλυπτά της Θεσσαλονίκης, παράμετροι υποβάθμισης και φθοράς των υλικών τους, Διπλωματική Εργασία, [Outdoor Sculptures of Thessaloniki, parameters of degradation and wear of their materials], A.U.Th.