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Tripolis in the ottoman years

Tripolitsa is formed as a city in the Ottoman years. Droboliza is the first mention of the city in 1467, in the recording of the ruined castles of Moria by Stefano Magno. The dispute between Venetians and Ottomans over the conquest of the Peloponnese is constant until the beginning of the 18th century. Especially in the 18th century it became a prestigious and significant hub for administration, commerce and economy. In the years before the Greek Revolution, Tripoli was the center of Morea with strong symbolic significance. Information about the city can be found in maps, Venetian and Ottoman censuses and traveler accounts.

Map of the Peloponnese

Map: with color diagrams, 34x41cm.. The reference Drobogliza can be seen on the map.

Map of the Peloponnese by Frederick de Wit

Map of the Peloponnese : 39x49cm..

Creator: Wit, Frederik de
Date: 1688
Type: Map
Source: WIT, Frederik De. Peloponnesus hodie Moreæ Regnum: distincté divisum in omnes suas provincias, hodiernas atque veteres, cui et adiuguntur insulæ Cefalonia, Zante, Cerigo et St. Maura. [Amsterdam?: s.n., ?, 1688] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2006625167/
Provider: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Map of the Peloponnese from the tour of Bernard Randolph

The inlaid image on the top right-hand corner, there is an Albanian sheepherder with local dress, while in the inlaid image on thebottom left-hand corner a view of Monemvasia. In the travel account it saysTrapolizza, formerly called Megalopolis (TRAPOLIZZA, formerly called MEGALOPOLIS).

Creator: Randolph, Bernard, 1643-
Date: 1689
Type: Map
Source: RANDOLPH, Bernard. The present state of the Morea, called anciently Peloponnesus: Together with a description of the city of Athens, islands of Zant, Strafades, and Serigo. With the maps of the Morea and Greece, and several cities. Also a true prospect of the Grand Seraglio, or Imperial Palace of Constantinople, as it appears from Galata: Curiously engraved on copper plates, London, William Notts, Thomas Basset & Thomas Bennet, MDCLXXXIX [=1689].
Provider: Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation - Travelogues
Issuer: William Notts, Thomas Basset & Thomas Bennet

Depiction of Tripolitsa

The drawing was published in the book of G. E. Marindin in 1914. The images were made by a Viennese draftsman, who accompanied the British traveller Morritt in his journeys.

Ottoman officials in Tripolitsa

The British traveller Sir William Gell is touring the Peloponnese in 1805. His ravels are illustrated, amongst others, with the ottoman officials he met at the house of the ottoman commander of Tripolis.

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Tripolis in the Greek Revolution

Tripolis is a city of reference in the events of the Greek Revolution. It is the epicenter of all political and military events. Its siege and fall by the rebels will give a great boost to the early years of the Struggle. Theodoros Kolokotronis is an emblematic figure of the struggle connected with Tripolitsa.The city comes out devastated by the vortex of military interventions of the time.

Drawing of the walled Tripolitsa

Drawing of Tripolitsa (detail from the drawing of the basin) by geographer and cartographer Jean-Denis Barbie du Bocage, on the instructions of Pouqueville and published in his book Voyage de la Grece, Paris 1826-27.

War of Tripolitza and the surrounding villages

Scene from the Greek Revolution of 1821 Painting by Dimitrios Zografos with the guidance of Makriyannis.

Colored lithograph of Theodoros Kolokotronis

Depiction of the Field Marshal of the Greek military forces in the Peloponnese.

Creator: Friedel, Adam de
Date: 1832
Type: Lithograph
Source: FRIEDEL, Adam de. The Greeks, Twenty-four Portraits of the principal Leaders and Personages who have made themselves most conspicuous in the Greek Revolution, from the Commencement of the Struggle, London, Adam de Friedel, 1832.
Provider: Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation - Travelogues
Issuer: Adam de Friedel

The entry of the French Scientific Mission in Tripolitsa

Depiction of the entry of the French Scientific Mission in Tripolitsa. Lithograph 1,4×32,8cm.

Tripolitsa after the Greek Revolution

Tripolitsa in the book of Christopher Wordworth, who travelled to Greece in 1832-1833.

Date: 1832
Type: Illustration
Source: WORDWORTH, Christopher,Greece pictorial, descriptive, & historical by Christopher Wordsworth, D.D. Lord Bishop of Lincoln, with numerous Engravings illustrative of the Scenery, Architecture, Costume, and Fine Arts of that Country and a History of the Characteristics of Greek Art by George Schraf, F.S.A. Director, Keeper, and Secretary of the National Portrait Gallery. A New Edition revised. With Notices of recent Discoveries by H.F. Tozer, M.A. Fellow and Tutor of Exeter College, Oxford, Author of the “Highlands of Turkey”, “Lectures on the Geography of Greece”, Λονδίνο, John Murray, 1882.
Provider: Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation- Travelogues

Tripolis

Tripolis in modern years

Tripolis after the Greek Revolution is a destroyed city, but it retains the geographical characteristics that will shape it again as an important hub for the entire region of the Peloponnese. Crafts, industry, commerce, family and political networks as well as migration are the dominant elements that will drive the city to its re-birth in the 19th century.

Extract from the Royal Decree establishing the Municipality of Tripolis

By the Royal Decree “on the establishment of the municipalities of the Prefecture of Arcadia” (GG 16/1835), in November 1834, the Municipality of Tripolis is established with the city as its seat.. It is characterized as a B’ class Municipality with a population of 5,696 souls. The citizens were named Tripolites.

Tripolis City Plan

The first city plan of Tripolis

Postcard – St. Basil’s Square

St. Basil’s Square at the beginning of the 20th century.

Program of the first performance at Malliaropouleio Theatre

The openng night of the Malliaropouleio Theatre was on Sunday, February 7, 1910. The first performance was Paul Gavault’s “The Chocolate Girl”, performedby the Greek Drama Group of Rosalia Nikas and Eftychios Vonasera.

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A modern city

Tripolis, beyond its significant past, is a contemporary city today, an administrative and university hub of the Peloponnese and has many visitors. Squares, parks, monuments and preserved buildings shape its urban image. The total population of the Municipal Unit of Tripolis is 30,448 souls out of a total of 44,165 inhabitants in the entire Municipality (2021). The suburbs and settlements that make up the Municipality form a network of interesting destinations and offer a plethora of activities.

The ossuary with the bones of Theodoros Kolokotronis arrives in Tripolis

Within the context of the celebrations for the centenary of the Greek Revolution, the bones of Theodoros Kolokotronis are transfered to Tripolis on October 10, 1930, and are placed in the first monument erected in the city to honor the 1821 revolution. Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos attended the ceremonies.

Postcard – St. Basil’s Square

St. Basil’s Square in the 1950’s.

Postcard – view of the city

View of Triplois in the 1950’s from the reservoir.

The Panarcadian Hospital

The Panarcadian Hospital of Tripolis is constructed after the war. Photograph from the 1950’s.

Unveiling of the equestrian statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis

Within the context of the celebrations for the 150 years from the liberation of Tripolis, the unveiling of the staute of Theodoros Kolokotronis takes place in Areos Square on September 26, 1971.

Traditional dances in St. Basil’s Square

Post card with images of students performing Greek traditional dances at anniversary celebrations on St. Basil’s Square.

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