Mystras
fortified medieval city in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece
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Summary
Mystras is an archaeological site[1]. Mystras ranks in the top 4% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,177 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sparta Municipality[3]
- Country: Greece[4]
- Instance of: fortified town[5]
- Architectural style: Byzantine architecture[6]
- Commons category: Mystras[7]
- Licence plate code: AK[8]
- Has part(s): Mystras Castle[9], Palace of Despots of Mystra[10], Metropolis of Mystras[11], Pantanassa Monastery[12], Peribleptos Monastery[13], Brontochion Monastery[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mystras[15]
- Described at URL: http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2397[16]
- Visitors per year: 114,293[17], 125,549[18], 145,939[19]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20]
- Capital of: Despotate of the Morea[21]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[22], archaeological site in Greece[23]
- Official name: Μυστράς[24]
- Native label: Μυστράς[25]
- Different from: Mystras[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 310 m[27]
- Area: 54 ha[28]
- Time period: Byzantine Empire[29]
- Culture: Byzantine Empire[30]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[31], (iii)[32], (iv)[33]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Mystras[34]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from Mystras[35]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Mystras[36]
Why It Matters
Mystras has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Mystras is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]