SOLUN - NEVER FORGET!
Zlatnata Porta (The Golden Gate), destroyed in 1911
View of some Roman Ruins in 1831, destroyed later, the sculptures were saved in the Louvre museum in Paris
Solun in 1688
Solun in 1831
Solun in 1897
late 19th century
White Tower, the outer walls were destroyed in 1911
Macedonians executed (thrown off) the White Tower
French Drawing of the VMRO attack on Ottoman trains, 1903
VMRO attack the Ottoman Imperial Bank of Solun
VMRO (Gemidzite) attack the French liner "Guadalkivir"
Soldiers from Crete sent to Solun as response to VMRO
Greek Army Captures Solun after the Turks left for good
Bulgarian army arrives 5 minutes after the Greek army. Had they arrived earlier today's Macedonia (most of it) would have been under Bulgarian occupation
Street scene in Solun, after 1913
The great fire of 1917 destroyed most of the city and its buildings, leaving a clean slate for the Greek occupiers...
Map of the destroyed city:
Map of the Greek government's urban plan for Solun, giving the city a new face.
Nazis occupy Solun, 1941
50,000 Macedonian Jews of Solun, who made up the majority of the city's population, deported to the concentration camps.
Zlatnata Porta (The Golden Gate), destroyed in 1911
View of some Roman Ruins in 1831, destroyed later, the sculptures were saved in the Louvre museum in Paris
Solun in 1688
Solun in 1831
Solun in 1897
late 19th century
White Tower, the outer walls were destroyed in 1911
Macedonians executed (thrown off) the White Tower
French Drawing of the VMRO attack on Ottoman trains, 1903
VMRO attack the Ottoman Imperial Bank of Solun
VMRO (Gemidzite) attack the French liner "Guadalkivir"
Soldiers from Crete sent to Solun as response to VMRO
Greek Army Captures Solun after the Turks left for good
Bulgarian army arrives 5 minutes after the Greek army. Had they arrived earlier today's Macedonia (most of it) would have been under Bulgarian occupation
Street scene in Solun, after 1913
The great fire of 1917 destroyed most of the city and its buildings, leaving a clean slate for the Greek occupiers...
Map of the destroyed city:
Map of the Greek government's urban plan for Solun, giving the city a new face.
Nazis occupy Solun, 1941
50,000 Macedonian Jews of Solun, who made up the majority of the city's population, deported to the concentration camps.
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