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Argos
The Town Hall
Railway Station
The Municipal Market
Konstantopoulos Mansion
Trikoupis Mansion
Kapodistrias Public School
Xintaropoulos Building
Kapodistrias Barracks
Church of Aghios Ioannis Prodromos
Church of Aghios Konstantinos
Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos
The Church of Panaghia Portokalousa (Katekekrymeni)
Panaghia of the Castle
Aghios Petros Cathedral and Central Square
Kefalari and Erasinos River
The Archaelogical Museum (Kallergeio)
The Courthouse Square
The Street Market
The Ancient Theatre
Serapeio-Asklipeio-Baths A
Theatre with the Straight Rows of Seats
The Temple of Aphrodite
The Ancient Agora of Argos
Hypostyle Chamber
The Northern Arcade and the Theatre of the Agora
The War Memorial
The South Arcade and Palaestra
Stadium Track
The Dome and the Nymphaeum of Argos
Monument D
The Agora's Drain
Monument M
Larissa and the Castle
Prophet Elias Hill (the Shield)-Deiras-Prehistoric Times
Temple of Athena Oxyderkes and Apollo Deiradiotis
The Criterion, the Nymphaeum and the Aqueduct
Gordon Residence
Residence of General Dimitris Tsokris
The Diamantopoulos Residence
The Baths A
The Odeon
The Square Nymphaeum
The Hellenic Pyramid of Ellinikos

ΑΡΓΟΣ - Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos

The Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos dates back to the 12th century and is the oldest Byzantine monument in the city of Argos. Today it is to be found in Tripoleos Street. The architectural type of the church is a 3 nave cross-in-square with dome, a characteristic example of mid Byzantine architecture, with great archaeological, artistic and historical value. Until 1421 the church was home to the relics of St Peter of Argos. In that year, a Latin bishop, Sigoudonani , seized what remained of the relics and took them to the Vatican. This monument has a special historical connection with the events of the Greek revolution, as it was here that the plenipotentiaries of the 4th National Council were sworn in in 1829, before starting work at the ancient theatre. It was also here that the plenipotentiaries of the 5th National Council were sworn in in 1831, following the assassination of Ioannis Kapodistrias. The work of this council continued in Nafplio, where it was finished.