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about my place”.
Through the
research we carried
out, we found out
about a hammam
(Turkish Baths). It is
located in the
provincial road of
Tyrnavos-Larissa
and it constitutes the
last cultural element
from the era of the
Ottoman rule. It was
built in the 19th
century and it was
the place of the
public baths.
Τhe problem that
worries us is the
abandonment of the
Hammam and the
Their role is to fertilize the their production and the Konstadinos Matrakis
queen bee. bees. The bees are killed by 4th Grade surrounding area. We should
In recent years, the the insecticides as they Raphael Malakos respect such sites and we
farmers spray their fields collect polluted nectar, pollen 4th Grade should never ruin
with many insecticides, and water. monuments, churches or
causing problems not only to Ekaterini Mastorodimoy The Hammam-The anything else that concerns
their own health, but also to 5th Grade Ottoman Baths people, civilizations and
of Tyrnavos cultures.
The Ottoman Baths of That’s why we decided to
Tyrnavos are located organize a clean-up day, so
outside the town of we ask for your valuable help
Tyrnavos, on the right side to make the area look better.
of the bridge that connects It would be a great idea to
Larissa to Tyrnavos. Its restore this ‘dump’ and
construction is presumably change it into a place to be
placed in the early 19th visited. If the site would
century. Its square rooms function as a museum, it
are covered by would be nice to have a
hemispherical domes. canteen there as well.
Τhe building was We hope that our letter will
restored in the early 1990s. touch your feelings and will
A small amphitheater and a affect your decision.
canteen were constructed The students of
in the site, so that events the 6th Grade
would take place. Today it Dendra-Platanoulia
remains closed and Primary School
neglected.
Antonela Hebibasi Dendra-Platanoulia
5th Grade Primary School/Tyrnavos,
Larissa
A letter to the Mayor
of Tyrnavos and the Supervisors:
7th Antiquities Ephorate Eleni Strouziotou
of Larissa 6th Grade teacher
We are the students of Dimitris Georgoulas
the 6th Grade in our Sports teacher
school and we participated Translation & Editing
together with schools from Xenia Argyropoulou
different places of Greece English teacher
in the program “Learning