Salonica - Church of the Mother of God of the Coppersmiths

(Local Name: Panayía Khalkéon) At the southwest corner of the Lawcourts Square in the Salonica city Center is the church of the Panayía Khalkéon (Mother of God of the Coppersmiths), so called because of its situation in the old coppersmiths' quarter. Built in 1028 as the church of the Theotókos and converted into a mosque during the Turkish period, it is a typical example of Byzantine church architecture.