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Greece - Monument of Zalongo
The Monument of Zalongo - placed in 1961 - commemorates the so called ‘Dance of Zalongo’, referring to a mass suicide of women and children in 1803 during the Souli War.
Ali Pasha, an Ottoman Albanian ruler who served as pasha of Epirus and the western parts of Thessaly and Greek Macedonia, wanted to finish once and for all with the Souliotes; the people of Souli who were creating problems for him and the Sultan. An agreement was signed, in which one part concerned the safe evacuation of women and children from Souli. But Ali Pasha failed to comply with the agreement and his troops attacked a group of Souliotes - among them women and children - in the mountains of Zalongo.
It is said that the Souli women came closer to the edge of a terrifying cliff. In order to avoid capture, enslavement and humiliation, the women held hands and started singing and dancing (Dance of Zalongo) and threw their children off that cliff and then they jumped to their death themselves one by one.
Despite the fact that some historians doubt wether there was an actual dance and song, the self-sacrifice of the Souli women in order not to fall in the hands of the Ottomans is indisputable.
The Monument of Zalongo - made by sculptor George Zongolopoulos - is visible several hundred meters high upon the edge of Mount Zalongo's cliff above Agios Dimitrios Monastery (PiP1). The monument depicts six abstract dancing female figures of the Souliot women. It is 18 meters long and 13 meters high. The figures are made of reinforced concrete, lined with about 4.300 limestone blocks, 40x30x25 cm. The construction took six years.
The Monument of Zalongo is accessible by climbing a rather steep stone paved path (PiP2) with more than 400 steps, which starts just behind the monastery. .
Ali Pasha, an Ottoman Albanian ruler who served as pasha of Epirus and the western parts of Thessaly and Greek Macedonia, wanted to finish once and for all with the Souliotes; the people of Souli who were creating problems for him and the Sultan. An agreement was signed, in which one part concerned the safe evacuation of women and children from Souli. But Ali Pasha failed to comply with the agreement and his troops attacked a group of Souliotes - among them women and children - in the mountains of Zalongo.
It is said that the Souli women came closer to the edge of a terrifying cliff. In order to avoid capture, enslavement and humiliation, the women held hands and started singing and dancing (Dance of Zalongo) and threw their children off that cliff and then they jumped to their death themselves one by one.
Despite the fact that some historians doubt wether there was an actual dance and song, the self-sacrifice of the Souli women in order not to fall in the hands of the Ottomans is indisputable.
The Monument of Zalongo - made by sculptor George Zongolopoulos - is visible several hundred meters high upon the edge of Mount Zalongo's cliff above Agios Dimitrios Monastery (PiP1). The monument depicts six abstract dancing female figures of the Souliot women. It is 18 meters long and 13 meters high. The figures are made of reinforced concrete, lined with about 4.300 limestone blocks, 40x30x25 cm. The construction took six years.
The Monument of Zalongo is accessible by climbing a rather steep stone paved path (PiP2) with more than 400 steps, which starts just behind the monastery. .
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HFF, Jaap, et bonne fin de semaine !
Wishing you a good weekend.
Have a nice weekend
Prettig weekend.
HFF and a great weekend
HFF have a nice weekend
TOZ
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It's good to see the statues from different perspectives in the PiPs and the PiP of the monastery is just gorgeous. I also like the PiP of the steps, it looks really lovely with the wild flower edging!
Outstanding work sir! HFF to you and I hope you enjoy the weekend.
Different and wonderful perspectives!!
The location is equally remarkable and with an access very beautiful!
Extraordinary behavior of courage and freedom!
So thanks for sharing and also for the text, Jaap!
I whish you a nice weekend!
Very interesting to read the history of the place, though I dont fancy the 400 steps, so thank you for saving me the effort!
HFF and a great weekend to you.
Jaap van 't Veen club has replied to natureoncam aka Greg clubHFF, enjoy your weekend
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Have a nice weekend, Jaap.
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Have a great weekend.
Have a nice weekend, Jaap!
HFF and have a nice weekend!
Best wishes
Füsun
I really like this picture!
Great composition, and great information too!
Best Wishes, and a good weekend
Peter
Have a fantastic weekend
Merci pour ce partage émouvant, Jaap!
HFF et bon week-end !
merci pour le partage
Freundliche Grüße und einen schönen Sonntag
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Very impressive!
Great image.
CIAO, Gastone.
I am delighted to see this wonderful display, though to find out what the sculpture stood for turns out to be so very tragic and sad. Such feeling in the sculpture, simple and yet so evocative. I loved your images including the flowery way up and the monastery.
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I wanted to say thank you for coming by to visit my last picture(s) while I was away on my vacation without a chance to reciprocate. It was wonderful to get your response and attention, and meant a lot for me to be able to read comments if I had any internet connection at all. Thanks for making me feel so cared-about! (This is a copy-paste to everyone who commented on my previous pictures...I wanted to make sure everyone got a thank-you!) :)
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Thank you for the very interesting notes .
Have a nice weekend !
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Your contextualization, including the history you trace of the monument, is captivating, Jaap.
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