Salonica - Church of the Prophet Elijah

(Local Name: Profítis Ilías) The church of Profítis Ilías (the Prophet Elijah) stands on a raised site in a large square on the southern fringe of the upper town (on the south side of Odós Olympiádos). This cruciform 14th century church was probably the Katholikon of the lost Néa Moní, a monastery built on the ruins of the Byzantine palace which is believed to have stood here. It was known in Turkish times, when it was converted into a mosque, as the Eski Saray Camii, the Old Palace Mosque.

The church is notable both for its gracefully articulated exterior and the fine monolithic columns in the transepts.