Pirama, Chios, North Aegean
Tower of Pirama
| Location: |
| In the village Pirama, north of Volissos, at northwestern Chios island |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| North Aegean Chios | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Chios • Pirama | |
| Altitude: | |
| Elevation ≈ 220 m |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 1515 | GENOAN  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Tower |
Average
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Pirama is a small village of NW Chios island. It is 4km north of Volissos and 44km from the town of Chios.
At the center of the village there is a so called “Venetian” tower. The Venetians ruled the island for a short period between 1204 and 1235 and it is very unlikely that this was really a Venetian building. Apparently, the “Venetian” was used here as a generic term for a non-Byzantine monument.
The tower is in fact from the Genoan period of the island and was built in 1515 according to a Genoan document recorded by Philip P Argenti (see source).
| First entry in Kastrologos: | April 2015 |
Sources
- Philip P Argenti, “The occupation of Chios by the Genoese and their administration of the island, 1346-1566”, Vol I, page 839, Cambridge [England] University Press, 1958
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| Approach to the monument: |
| The town is 44km fron town of Chios, 4km north of the town of Volissos, |
| Entrance: |
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