I walk in the present marching in the past
The game was
designed by Iraklis Lampadariou,
Philologist,
Creator of Saita publications
Introduction
for the pupils
What comes
to your mind when you hear the word “History”? Hmm, let me think: Chronologies,
faces, facts, learning by heart? Or perhaps it’s a treasure left to you by all
those who came before you, challenging you to discover it? Some pieces of the
treasure have already been discovered by others which of course you can see for
yourself up close. Others however wait, still well hidden for someone to find
them. Are you the one to do it? What do you say, shall we play?
Instructions
By
following this route on the peninsula
of Panagia (Virgin Mary), the old town
of Kavala
So, by
going up Theodorou Poulidou street High School of Kavala
On exact opposite side, a huge boulder casts its shadow on a small café which seems as if built into it. On the boulder you will see a small part of the defensive wall.
A few meters after the school grounds you can take your place on the first coastal wall turret of the city. From there you can see much of the city places like the center, the port, even the rich city forest (also known as the aesthetic forest).
If you happen to find the first turret occupied don’t get disappointed as you will find the second one ready to receive you after just 9 paces. This one is even taller than the first!
I know that:
It was built around 1905/ it is an excellent example of ottoman neoclassicism/
it was used as a house of a Turk merchant/ from 1922 and on it was used for
housing schools/ during 2nd World War and Oppression Times it hosted the
Bulgarian police department (Ohrana)
On exact opposite side, a huge boulder casts its shadow on a small café which seems as if built into it. On the boulder you will see a small part of the defensive wall.
A few meters after the school grounds you can take your place on the first coastal wall turret of the city. From there you can see much of the city places like the center, the port, even the rich city forest (also known as the aesthetic forest).
If you happen to find the first turret occupied don’t get disappointed as you will find the second one ready to receive you after just 9 paces. This one is even taller than the first!
Continuing
your route on the paved road, you will find the Imaret in your right.
Walk along its exterior wall for enough meters until you reach on your left Mehmet Ali’s house.
I know that:
It is currently operational as a 5-star hotel/ during the last Ottoman era it
was a building complex of religious, educational and philanthropic character/
it was built during 1817 to 1821 by Mehmet Ali/ it is a total 4.200 square
meters/ it had 2 madrasah (higher grade schools), 2 Mestzit (chambers for
teaching and prayer), 1 imaret (poorhouse), 1 mekteb (first grade school),
director offices are spread around 4 courtyards
Walk along its exterior wall for enough meters until you reach on your left Mehmet Ali’s house.
I know that:
It is also mentioned as “Mohamed Ali’s haunt”/ it was built in 1780/ belonged
to Pasha of Egypt
The first clue can be found there. The answer
lies on the number of languages the epigraph is written in. The epigraph is
just above the house entrance. The number of languages is __. In which letter
of the Greek alphabet does the number you found corresponds to? You write it
down so you won’t forget it.
Next to
Mehmet Ali’s house you can see the bronze horseback statue built in his honor.
Opposite to the Egyptian king Square you can marvel at the amphitheatrically built city ofKavala
I know that:
the epigraph on the statue base reads as: “To his Majesty the King of Egypt
Fuad the Aos, the Greek communities of Egypt
Opposite to the Egyptian king Square you can marvel at the amphitheatrically built city of
By walking
on the opposite direction from which you came, on your left, open the great
iron gate that leads to the yard of Virgin Mary’s Assumption Sacred
Temple
Take a small break at one of the many green benches and enjoy the external fountain’s cool water along with the view of steep rocks leading to the endless blue. By exiting the yard, continue to the left and enter another yard, the one belonging to the 7thPrimary School of Kavala
Take a small break at one of the many green benches and enjoy the external fountain’s cool water along with the view of steep rocks leading to the endless blue. By exiting the yard, continue to the left and enter another yard, the one belonging to the 7th
The second clue can be found on that school’s
front. Abstract the first clue number you found from the total of windows you
count on the school’s front. The resulting number is the second clue which will
lead you to the second of the five letters you seek. Write down the letter you
found.
Shortly you
find yourself at one of the most beautiful places of the city. Next to the
lighthouse, you choose with which landscape you want your eyes to fill. The island of Thasos
on the back, Agion Oros in the west, the Keramotis beach in the East, the city
of Kavala
I know that:
It was built around 1880-1890/ in 1929 more construction work is being put to
building it/ in 1945: the lighthouse takes its current shape/ recent research
has brought to light a small house, obviously where the lighthouse keeper
lived, as well as a steep and narrow staircase exactly below the lighthouse
itself.
Leaving the
schoolyard, should you look up a bit, you will see the outpost which can be
seen from the old town acropolis. In a few moments you will be inside of it and
you will be able to see through that outpost’s small window the spot on which
you are standing right now. Once you arrive once again at Mehmet Ali’s house,
keep walking until you find lots and lots of stairs.
You climb them, noticing the architecture of the houses with the “sahnisia” (the wooden crossbeams-underpins that hold the rooms that extend beyond the ground floor’s wall limits) and you keep going until the end of the narrow road to the left.
There you find Khalil Bey’s complex.
You climb them, noticing the architecture of the houses with the “sahnisia” (the wooden crossbeams-underpins that hold the rooms that extend beyond the ground floor’s wall limits) and you keep going until the end of the narrow road to the left.
There you find Khalil Bey’s complex.
I know that:
it includes that Khalil Bey’s temple (early 20th century, built on the
foundation of an old early christian era basilica), which is an old minaret
(perhaps 16th century) and madrasah (higher grade school)
Here is the third clue. To find it, you will
need to do more math than with the last two. How many stairs lead to the
mosque’s entrance? __ stairs. How many lamps light the mosque entrance? __
lamps. Add double the number of the first question (number of stairs) to the
total of the two numbers (number of stairs plus number of lamps). The sum you
found gives you a number that corresponds to a letter of the Greek alphabet and
it’s the third letter of the word you seek.
You head
even higher in order to reach the Acropolis, the Fort. Between Anthemiou Street Feidiou Street Isidorou street
If you
want, you can climb a few stairs next to the store, before you reach the
refectory, so you can marvel at the island
of Thasos
Go down the
stairs and keep heading straight. On your right is the centric cylindrical
tower.
Go up its three floors and you find yourself below the white and blue flag, waving, ready to observe any part of the city you like from the telescope there. Remember, only 7 people can climb the tower at any time and they all must be older than 10.
I know that:
it was built in the first quarter of the 15th century on the foundation of a
byzantine tower
Go up its three floors and you find yourself below the white and blue flag, waving, ready to observe any part of the city you like from the telescope there. Remember, only 7 people can climb the tower at any time and they all must be older than 10.
By leaving
the tower you find on your left the water tank which was treasured at that time
as well as the food and ammunition storage which after a point was used as a
jail.
This is the largest building there is on the Fort and on its one corner you can see and even touch iron shells (ammunition) used for the cannons to fire.
I know that
it is a semi-basement building of the early christian or byzantine era/ on the
western part of the flat exterior roof there is still the ruins of a latterly
built mosque.
I know that
it was built around 1530/ it used to be storage for ammunition and food/ It was
converted to a prison in 18th-19th century.
This is the largest building there is on the Fort and on its one corner you can see and even touch iron shells (ammunition) used for the cannons to fire.
By heading
up from that building, you continue your route to the right and you find the
Outpost.
There, from the first window on the wall you spot just when you enter the building, you can see all the places you visited just before (Mehmet Ali’s house, Virgin Mary’sAssumption Sacred Temple ,
the lighthouse, the 7th Primary
School of Kavala
I know that
it is a building that went through subsequent alterations and reformations/
probably useful as housing for the garrison/ in the 15th century a second big
square tower used to stand from that certain spot/ we do not know when it was
formed to look as it is today.
There, from the first window on the wall you spot just when you enter the building, you can see all the places you visited just before (Mehmet Ali’s house, Virgin Mary’s
There waits for you the fourth clue. How many
windows does the Outpost have? __windows. How many sides of the building are
without a door? __ sides. The total of these two numbers gives you clue number
four! Write down the letter of the Greek alphabet corresponding to the number
you found.
By exiting
the Outpost, on your left, you can really carefully climb the stone stairs to
reach the castle turrets and enjoy the view.
After you
finish your exploration of the Acropolis surviving buildings you can take a
look at the outdoor theater on which theatrical, musical and dancing plays take
place during the summer months.
I know that
is utilized during the summer months to host theatrical, musical and dancing
events.
As you
leave from the Acropolis central gate, you go down the stairs and keep heading
straight. After a few meters, at the end of L. Katsoni street
From there you have a better view of the “Kamares” (The old aqueduct) and the east port of the city which is still an operational shipyard.
I know that:
it was built in the 16th century/ it is built on the highest and less
accessible part of the land wall/ it aimed to control and protect that
particular side of the village and surveyed the city eastern seaport.
From there you have a better view of the “Kamares” (The old aqueduct) and the east port of the city which is still an operational shipyard.
I know that:
it is the eastern city seaport/ it has been functioning from the 16th century
up till now as a shipyard (tarsanah)
I know that:
it is a stunning monument of Suleiman the Magnificent’s era/ its total length
is 280 meters/ its maximum height is 24,50 metes/ it was built during the 3rd
decade of the 16th century upon the ruins of what probably was a latter roman
era aquarium (1st-6th century AD) / at its northern point a land pipeline of 6,5 kilometers
ended.
You’ve already found the 4 clues, now it’s time
for the last one! By searching for the sign with the information on the
“Kamares”, can you find the greater whole number of the length the ground pipe
that led to the northern end of the monument and brought water from the springs
of the Old Kavala region? This was the last clue you were searching for!
Congratulations!
You managed to find the treasure-word of great power, following a route on
which you discovered great monuments, places and buildings of historical interest!
Map of the
game with important historical information:
Προβολή Περπατώ στο σήμερα βαδίζοντας στο χθες σε χάρτη μεγαλύτερου μεγέθους
Album with photos of the game with various spots of the route:
Learn a little bit more about the designer of the game...
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Learn a little bit more about the translator of the game...
Learn a little bit more about the translator of the game...
John lives
in Athens Panteion
University
E-mail: jhnzervas@yahoo.com
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