Tripoli . . . Tripoli (formerly called Tripolitsa or Dropolitsa) is a city in the central Peloponnese. It is the largest city and capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the former province of Mantinea, as well as the seat of the Peloponnese region. It is built on a plateau at an altitude of 660 metres. Its population is 30,090, while the population of the municipality of the same name is 47,457. Tripoli is a modern city that has seen intensive construction in recent years and is constantly growing. Places of interest The Holy Metropolitan Church of Saint Basil of Tripoli. It is dedicated to Saint Basil and was built on the site where Bekir Pasha's mosque used to be. The inauguration of the church took place on 06.11.1855 and the construction of the entire building took several decades with various changes to the original plan. It is a stone structure of black limestone faced with all-white Dolian marble. It was deemed appropriate to retain several shops and workshops under and around the temple to contribute to the completion of the temple by renting them out. The Areos Square. It was founded on the site where the Serai was located. The transformation began in 1858 on the initiative of Sotirios D. Lagopatis and was completed in 1862 after the expropriation of land. The name comes from the gymnasiums of the infantry battalion that were located in this area. There is also a marble column with the names of the heroes who played an important role in the liberation of Tripoli and Greece from the Turks in 1821. The last Moragianis of the Peloponnese, Theodorakis Papagiannopoulos - Deligiannis, who was taken hostage by the Turks, was counted among the first class heroes, sacrificed himself for the Greek cause and was executed by the Turks before Tripoli was taken by the Greeks because his brother General Kanellos Papagiannopoulos - Deligiannis did not lift the siege of Tripoli but prolonged it, which led to the capture of the city. The Central Square of Tripoli or Agios Vasileiou Square. It was founded in the period from 1847 to 1848. The construction and planting of the central square is due to the first mayor of Tripoli, Ioannis Petrinos (1835-1841). The Archaeological Museum of Tripoli. It is housed in the former hospital "Evangelistria", founded by the nun Anastasia Demesticha and housed in a neoclassical building designed by the German architect Ernst Zilleriller. The building was used as a hospital from 1913 to 1951. The establishment of the archaeological museum was decided in 1980 under the ministry of A. Andrianopoulos and inaugurated in September 1986 by Melina Merkouri under the mayoralty of Theodoros Sechiotis. The Tripoli War Museum The family tomb and the marble busts of John and Elpida Orfanos and of Nicholas P. Orfanos, who saved the lives of many people during the German occupation and were great benefactors. Their graves are in the cemetery of the St. Nicholas Church of Kapsia in the Mantinea municipality of the city of Tripoli. The family tomb of the historical Litina - Deligiannis - Papagiannopoulos family, which played an important and decisive role in the liberation of Greece (and Tripoli) from the Turks in 1821. It is located in the cemetery of the Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour in Tripoli, preserved by the Ministry of Culture. The family home was located at 7-9 Varvogli Street, where an apartment building has been constructed today. The large gilded icon of the Virgin Mary, the Liberator, of great artistic and financial value, made by the Moscow Patriarchate, kept in the church of Saint Nicholas of Kapsia in the Mantineia parish of the city of Tripoli, donated in memory of John and Elpida Orfanos. The Malliaropouleio Municipal Theatre The Agios Georgios grove of Tripoli is 185 hectares, located one kilometre from the centre of Tripoli and has paths for visitors. The Church of St. George is located in the grove, as is the stone horseshoe of the exemplary theatre. In summer, the theatre hosts performances and musical evenings under the auspices of the city of Tripoli. The zoological park in the grove houses a representative selection of the local fauna. The Great Café in the central square of Agios Vasileiou is one of the oldest and most historic buildings in the municipality of Tripoli.     St Basil's Church                                Archaeological Museum      Malliaropouleio Theatre                                          Residence Zacharopoulos