Aspropyrgos, Aspropyrgos, Western Attica,Attica
Tower of Aspropyrgos
| Location: |
| National Road Athens-Corinth, Nr 62, under the junction-bridge of Aspropyrgos near Athens |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Attica Western Attica | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Aspropyrgos • Aspropyrgos | |
| Altitude: | |
| Elevation ≈ 6 m |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 13th or 14th century | FRANKISH  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Ruined Tower |
In Ruins
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Right on the National Road Athens-Corinth, under the bridge of the Aspropyrgos junction, lie the ruins of the foundations of a tower from the Frankish period.
The remains are big white stone and marble blocks. They were taken from ancient tombs in the area. The tower was named “Aspropyrgos” (white tower) because of its white color and the whole region was named after it. The name of the nearby town is still “Aspropyrgos”.
Sources
- Website ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΑ ΜΝΗΜΕΙΑ ΑΤΤΙΚΗΣ - Μεσαιωνικός πύργος στον Ασπρόπυργο (λείψανα θεμελίωσης)
- M. K. Langdon, (survey 1986), The Mortared Towers of Central Greece: An Attic Supplement, The Annual of the British School at Athens, Vol. 90, Centenary Volume (1995), pp. 485
- Presented in cooperation with Mr. Ioannis Dedes
- ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΟΝ ΔΕΛΤΙΟΝ issue 48-Β1, 1993
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