ORIGINAL 1952 GREECE Vintage Travel Poster Salonica White Tower of THESSALONIKI

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ORIGINAL 1952 GREECE Vintage Travel Poster Salonica White Tower of THESSALONIKI
ORIGINAL Vintage Poster (not a reproduction print) from 1952.
Depicted the White Tower in Thessaloniki (Salonika), a port town in Northern Greece. The White Tower of Thessaloniki (Greek: Λευκός Πύργος Lefkos Pyrgos), is a monument and museum on the waterfront of the city of Thessaloniki, capital of the region of Macedonia in northern Greece and a symbol of Greek sovereignty, and has been adopted as the symbol of the city.
The present tower replaced an old Byzantine fortification which was mentioned around the 12th century and reconstructed by the Ottomans to fortify the city's harbor; it became a notorious prison and scene of mass executions during the period of Ottoman rule. It was substantially remodeled and its exterior was whitewashed after Greece gained control of the city in 1912.
Info printed in bottom margin:
Published by the National Tourist Organization Printed in Greece by M. Pechlivanidis & Co.- Athens
No. 17 - 7,500 - 5.52 (May 1952)
DATE:
c.1953
ARTIST:
Boswell
CONDITION:
This poster is in near perfect condition (A-) and retains all it bright colors. Crisp paper, one small small repaired tear in the bottom white margin. Clean paper with vivid colors. Some minor edge wear (review images).
SIZE:
Approx. 24 X 32 inches (approx. 61 X 81 cm)
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