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  • Priene. Turkey. Small section of 2.5 kilometres of the well preserved ancient walls of Priene that protected the city from invaders.
    Turkey_Priene_107.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_076.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_071.tif
  • Acient Greek inscription. Priene. Turkey.
    Turkey_Priene_109.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. Small section of 2.5 kilometres of the well preserved ancient walls of Priene that protected the city from invaders.
    Turkey_Priene_108.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Reer view of the 4th century BC theatre in Priene. Located in the northern part of the city the theatre is one of the best preserved of ancient Greek theatres. The theatre had a seating capacity to seat at least 5000 people and is almost complete with stone noble armchairs, side entrances, doors, orchestras and the stage building.
    Turkey_Priene_090.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Reer view of the 4th century BC theatre in Priene. Located in the northern part of the city the theatre is one of the best preserved of ancient Greek theatres. The theatre had a seating capacity to seat at least 5000 people and is almost complete with stone noble armchairs, side entrances, doors, orchestras and the stage building.
    Turkey_Priene_085.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_080.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_079.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Reaching for the sky are the re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which is considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_074.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Ancient Greek inscription on marble block from the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene.
    Turkey_Priene_063.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins of the mid 2nd century BC Sacred Stoa opposite the ancient market place (agora) on west gate street at Priene. The building which would have been very imposing in its completes state, is 12 metres wide and 116 metres long and was built with double columns of Doric in the front and Ionic in the rear.
    Turkey_Priene_061.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins of the sanctuary of Zeus at Priene. The sanctuary includes the remains of the 3rd century BC Temple of Zeus which was a small replica of the grander Temple of Athena also here and was built by Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
    Turkey_Priene_059.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_057.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. Small section of 2.5 kilometres of the well preserved ancient walls of Priene that protected the city from invaders.
    Turkey_Priene_106.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. Statue base with ancient Greek inscriptions in front of the mid 2nd century BC Sacred Stoa opposite the ancient market place (agora) on West Gate Street at Priene.
    Turkey_Priene_105.tif
  • Byzantine church. Priene. Turkey.
    Turkey_Priene_103.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. Ancient Ionic column drums sit abandoned along West Gate Street at Priene.
    Turkey_Priene_102.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. Ancient Ionic column drums sit abandoned along West Gate Street at Priene.
    Turkey_Priene_101.tif
  • Column drums. Priene. Turkey.
    Turkey_Priene_099.tif
  • Column drums. Priene. Turkey.
    Turkey_Priene_098.tif
  • Column drums. Priene. Turkey.
    Turkey_Priene_097.tif
  • Column drums. Priene. Turkey.
    Turkey_Priene_095.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Front view of the 4th century BC theatre in Priene. Located in the northern part of the city the theatre is one of the best preserved of ancient Greek theatres. The theatre had a seating capacity to seat at least 5000 people and is almost complete with stone noble armchairs, side entrances, doors, orchestras and the stage building.
    Turkey_Priene_094.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Front view of the 4th century BC theatre in Priene. Located in the northern part of the city the theatre is one of the best preserved of ancient Greek theatres. The theatre had a seating capacity to seat at least 5000 people and is almost complete with stone noble armchairs, side entrances, doors, orchestras and the stage building.
    Turkey_Priene_093.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Front view of the 4th century BC theatre in Priene. Located in the northern part of the city the theatre is one of the best preserved of ancient Greek theatres. The theatre had a seating capacity to seat at least 5000 people and is almost complete with stone noble armchairs, side entrances, doors, orchestras and the stage building.
    Turkey_Priene_092.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Reer view of the 4th century BC theatre in Priene. Located in the northern part of the city the theatre is one of the best preserved of ancient Greek theatres. The theatre had a seating capacity to seat at least 5000 people and is almost complete with stone noble armchairs, side entrances, doors, orchestras and the stage building.
    Turkey_Priene_088.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The 4th century BC theatre orchestra view of one of the five honorary seats for distinguished citizens of the city and the altar that sacrifices were made to the God Dionysus prior to a performance.
    Turkey_Priene_091.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Reer view of the 4th century BC theatre in Priene. Located in the northern part of the city the theatre is one of the best preserved of ancient Greek theatres. The theatre had a seating capacity to seat at least 5000 people and is almost complete with stone noble armchairs, side entrances, doors, orchestras and the stage building.
    Turkey_Priene_089.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Front view of the 4th century BC theatre in Priene. Located in the northern part of the city the theatre is one of the best preserved of ancient Greek theatres. The theatre had a seating capacity to seat at least 5000 people and is almost complete with stone noble armchairs, side entrances, doors, orchestras and the stage building.
    Turkey_Priene_086.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Reer view of the 4th century BC theatre in Priene. Located in the northern part of the city the theatre is one of the best preserved of ancient Greek theatres. The theatre had a seating capacity to seat at least 5000 people and is almost complete with stone noble armchairs, side entrances, doors, orchestras and the stage building.
    Turkey_Priene_084.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Reer view of the 4th century BC theatre in Priene. Located in the northern part of the city the theatre is one of the best preserved of ancient Greek theatres. The theatre had a seating capacity to seat at least 5000 people and is almost complete with stone noble armchairs, side entrances, doors, orchestras and the stage building.
    Turkey_Priene_082.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. One of the five stone armchairs in front of the orchestra of the 4th century BC theatre at Priene. The armchairs or honorary seats were for distinguished citizens of the city and the theatre is one of the best preserved of all ancient Greek theatres.
    Turkey_Priene_083.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_078.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_077.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_072.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_075.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Reaching for the sky are the re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which is considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_073.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_070.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_069.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_068.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_066.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_065.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_064.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins of the sanctuary of Zeus at Priene. The sanctuary includes the remains of the 3rd century BC Temple of Zeus which was a small replica of the grander Temple of Athena also here and was built by Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
    Turkey_Priene_062.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. View along the West Gate Street in the ancient Greek city of Priene. The ruins of the Agora are partially visible on the left. On the right are the ruins of the 2nd century BC Sacred Stoa.
    Turkey_Priene_058.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins of the mid 2nd century BC Sacred Stoa opposite the ancient market place (agora) on west gate street at Priene. The building which would have been very imposing in its completes state, is 12 metres wide and 116 metres long and was built with double columns of Doric in the front and Ionic in the rear.
    Turkey_Priene_060.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_055.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Reer view of the 4th century BC theatre in Priene. Located in the northern part of the city the theatre is one of the best preserved of ancient Greek theatres. The theatre had a seating capacity to seat at least 5000 people and is almost complete with stone noble armchairs, side entrances, doors, orchestras and the stage building.
    Turkey_Priene_056.tif
  • Byzantine church. Priene. Turkey.
    Turkey_Priene_104.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. Ancient Ionic column drums sit abandoned along West Gate Street at Priene.
    Turkey_Priene_100.tif
  • Column drums. Priene. Turkey.
    Turkey_Priene_096.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_087.tif
  • Priene. Turkey.  Section of the ancient terraced wall that supports the foundations of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene.
    Turkey_Priene_081.tif
  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
    Turkey_Priene_067.tif
  • This image was captured at the fortress of Kos Town, the capital of the Greek island of Kos. The castle stands at the entrance to the harbor of Kos Town and was built by the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, who captured the island in 1314 and held it until 1522 when it fell to the Turks. The castle occupied a strategic position in that, together with the castle of Halikarnassos on the coast of Asia Minor opposite, it gave them control of the sea lanes.
    Greece_Kos_Kos_Town_059.jpg
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the back of the beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_051.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the back of the beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_023.tif
  • View of the Palm tree lined waterfront and docked fishing boats in the harbour of Side. Side. Antalya. Turkey. Modern Side was settled during the 1920’s by Greek Muslim fishermen from the island of Crete who were part of the exchange of populations between the Greeks and Turks. The city of Side is situated in the province of Antalya on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey.
    Turkey_Side_063.jpg
  • The ornate Ottoman Clock Tower built in 1901and situated in Konak square, Izmir Turkey. To the left is the Mosque. The clock tower was built to encourage Turks to adapt European timekeeping practices.
    Turkey_Izmir_007.tif
  • View of the fortress of Koules which is also known as the Soumpasis fortress. Built in 1866 by the occupying Turks, the castle fort has a commanding view over Souda bay and is nearby the ancient ruins of Aptera in the region of Chania, North Western Crete.
    Greece_Crete_Aptera_009.jpg
  • The citadel of Larissa crowns a hill to the west of Argos. Peloponnese. Greece. The medieval kastro was built by the Byzantines and Franks and enlarged by the Venetians and Turks and incorporates fragments from a Temple of Zeus Larisaos and a Temple of Athena. It was built by the Byzantines and Franks and enlarged by the Venetians and Turks.
    Greece_Argos_Larissa_Castle_004.tif
  • Samos. Greece. The Church of Metamorfosis cemetery and the Byzantine castle Kastro at the town of Pythagoreio. The Byzantine castle was reinforced with new buildings in order to serve the Struggle for independence. It is named after Lykourgos Logothetis, the local chieftain who organised a decisive naval victory over the Turks on August 6 1824. The town’s cemetery is beside the Kastro as is the church of Metamorfosis, built to celebrate the victory. Also in the Kastro grounds are ruins of two opulent villas of the Hellenistic period (2nd BC), Roman galleries and the remains of a 5th century Christian Basilica.  Pythagorio is a UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site and is named after the great philosopher Pythaogaras who was born here in 580 BC.
    Greece_Samos_Pythagorion_040.tif
  • This image was captured at the fortress of Kos Town, the capital of the Greek island of Kos. The castle stands at the entrance to the harbor of Kos Town and was built by the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, who captured the island in 1314 and held it until 1522 when it fell to the Turks. The castle occupied a strategic position in that, together with the castle of Halikarnassos on the coast of Asia Minor opposite, it gave them control of the sea lanes.
    Greece_Kos_Kos_Town_060.jpg
  • This image was captured at the fortress of Kos Town, the capital of the Greek island of Kos. The castle stands at the entrance to the harbor of Kos Town and was built by the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, who captured the island in 1314 and held it until 1522 when it fell to the Turks. The castle occupied a strategic position in that, together with the castle of Halikarnassos on the coast of Asia Minor opposite, it gave them control of the sea lanes.
    Greece_Kos_Kos_Town_058.jpg
  • This image was captured at the fortress of Kos Town, the capital of the Greek island of Kos. The castle stands at the entrance to the harbor of Kos Town and was built by the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, who captured the island in 1314 and held it until 1522 when it fell to the Turks. The castle occupied a strategic position in that, together with the castle of Halikarnassos on the coast of Asia Minor opposite, it gave them control of the sea lanes.
    Greece_Kos_Kos_Town_052.jpg
  • This image was captured at the fortress of Kos Town, the capital of the Greek island of Kos. The castle stands at the entrance to the harbor of Kos Town and was built by the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, who captured the island in 1314 and held it until 1522 when it fell to the Turks. The castle occupied a strategic position in that, together with the castle of Halikarnassos on the coast of Asia Minor opposite, it gave them control of the sea lanes.
    Greece_Kos_Kos_Town_049.jpg
  • This image was captured at the fortress of Kos Town, the capital of the Greek island of Kos. The castle stands at the entrance to the harbor of Kos Town and was built by the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, who captured the island in 1314 and held it until 1522 when it fell to the Turks. The castle occupied a strategic position in that, together with the castle of Halikarnassos on the coast of Asia Minor opposite, it gave them control of the sea lanes.
    Greece_Kos_Kos_Town_045.jpg
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the back of the beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_056.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of vaulted entrance to the Monks cells inside the beautiful and impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. During the two weeks siege in 186, this place was used as infirmary for the injured. The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the Ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_045.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of vaulted entrance to the Monks cells inside the beautiful and impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. During the two weeks siege in 186, this place was used as infirmary for the injured. The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the Ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_040.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece. View of busts of resistance heroes at the former windmill of the Monastery of Arkadiou which is used today as an ossuary that preserves the bones of the fighters of the tragic and heroic 1866 battle. The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the Ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_037.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece. View of busts of resistance heroes at the former windmill of the Monastery of Arkadiou which is used today as an ossuary that preserves the bones of the fighters of the tragic and heroic 1866 battle. The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the Ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
    Greece_Crete_Moni_Arkadiou_035.tif
  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the powder magazine inside the beautiful and impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Formerly a wine cellar, it was used as a storeroom for ammunition during the revolt against the Turks. The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the Ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the back of the beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece. View of colourful plants at the entrance to the cellars tree inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. The cellars were the place where numerous workers, pilgrims, visitors and the needy were offered food and shelter. The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the Ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View through the vaulted passage of the façade of beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View through the vaulted passage of the façade of beautiful golden stone Venetian church inside the impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Moni Arkadiou. Crete. Greece.  View of the façade of striking golden stone Venetian church inside the beautiful and impressive Monastery of Arkadiou. Dating from 1587, the church has a highly decorative façade with a mix of styles including Baroque, Renaissance, Gothic and Neoclassical.  The Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou was originally founded in the 11 century and is set on a plateau in the ida Mountains 23 kilometres southeast of Rethymno. It was the scene of glorious tragic incident event in 1866 during the Cretan resistance against Turkish forces in which a large number of refugees as well as Cretan freedom fighters sacrificed their lives by deciding to blow-up themselves with the powder magazine stores here rather than suffer death at the hands of the Turks. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Side. Antalya. Turkey. View of the Palm tree lined waterfront and docked fishing boats in the harbour of Side. Modern Side was settled during the 1920’s by Greek Muslim fishermen from the island of Crete who were part of the exchange of populations between the Greeks and Turks. The city of Side is situated in the province of Antalya on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey.
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  • View of the Palm tree lined waterfront and docked fishing boats in the harbour of Side. Side. Antalya. Turkey. Modern Side was settled during the 1920’s by Greek Muslim fishermen from the island of Crete who were part of the exchange of populations between the Greeks and Turks. The city of Side is situated in the province of Antalya on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey.
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  • Side. Antalya. Turkey. View of the Palm tree lined waterfront and docked fishing boats in the harbour of Side. Modern Side was settled during the 1920’s by Greek Muslim fishermen from the island of Crete who were part of the exchange of populations between the Greeks and Turks. The city of Side is situated in the province of Antalya on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey.
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  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of the courtyard of the Roman Catholic Church in the beautiful Venetian harbour town of Chania. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania and is a delightful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Chania. Crete. Greece. Statue of an Greek Orthodox priest in front of the Orthodox Cathedral in the beautiful Venetian harbour town of Chania. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania and is a delightful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Arcade or Cloister of the Venetian-built Dominican Monastery of San Nicolo. Chania Town. Crete. Greece. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Crumbling rundown façade of a house in the backstreets of the old Town. Chania. Crete. Greece. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • The church of Agios Eleftherios in the backstreets of the old Town. Chania. Crete. Greece. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • The church of Agios Eleftherios in the backstreets of the old Town. Chania. Crete. Greece. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Arched stone tiled winding narrow alleyway behind the waterfront. Chania Town. Crete. Greece.  Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Arched stone tiled winding narrow alleyway behind the waterfront. Chania Town. Crete. Greece.  Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania is a wonderful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Chania. Crete. Greece. View of seven arched vaulted rooms of the sixteenth Venetian arsenal in the beautiful Venetian harbour town of Chania. Situated on the north western part of Crete, Chania or Hania and is a delightful mix of east and west and has wonderful architectural legacies of firstly the Venetians who arrived around 1300 and stayed for 400 years and then the Turks who ruled the city for 250 years after that. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Souda. Crete. Greece. View of the Turkish Fortress of Itzedin which overlooks Souda Bay. It was built in 1872 by the occupying Turks on the site of an earlier structure dating back to 1646.
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  • View of the fortress of Koules which is also known as the Soumpasis fortress. Built in 1866 by the occupying Turks, the castle fort has a commanding view over Souda bay and is nearby the ancient ruins of Aptera in the region of Chania, North Western Crete.
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  • View of the fortress of Koules which is also known as the Soumpasis fortress. Built in 1866 by the occupying Turks, the castle fort has a commanding view over Souda bay and is nearby the ancient ruins of Aptera in the region of Chania, North Western Crete.
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  • Thessaloniki. Macedonia. Greece.  View of the Rotunda built in 306 AD originally as the cylindrical mausoleum for Emperor Galerius. However the Emperor did not end up being buried here and the building was converted in the Christian Church of Agios Georgios in the 5th century.  It was later converted in a mosque by the Turks who place a minaret along it. These days it used as museum and it is one of several Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments in Thessaloniki included as a Unesco World Heritage Site. Cosmopolitan Thessaloniki was founded in 315BC in the heart of Macedonia and is the 2nd largest city in Greece.
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  • Thessaloniki. Macedonia. Greece.  View of the Rotunda built in 306 AD originally as the cylindrical mausoleum for Emperor Galerius. However the Emperor did not end up being buried here and the building was converted in the Christian Church of Agios Georgios in the 5th century.  It was later converted in a mosque by the Turks who place a minaret along it. These days it used as museum and it is one of several Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments in Thessaloniki included as a Unesco World Heritage Site. Cosmopolitan Thessaloniki was founded in 315BC in the heart of Macedonia and is the 2nd largest city in Greece.
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  • Thessaloniki. Macedonia. Greece. View of the city’s famous landmark, the imposing 32 metre high White Tower on the seafront. The circular tower with turrets was built in 1430 by either the Venetians or Turks as part of the 8 kilometres city walls. It was used as prison for Janissaries, the sultan’s personals guards in the 18th -19th centuries. Cosmopolitan Thessaloniki was founded in 315BC in the heart of Macedonia and the 2nd largest city in Greece.
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  • One of many Ottoman fountains found through the old city of Nafplio. Peloponnese. Greece. The fountains are ornate remnants of when the Turks once occupied the town. One of the most attractive towns in Greece, Nafplio is a maze of medieval narrow paved streets, a delightful harbor lined with palm trees and imposing 15th century fortresses. From 1829 to 1334, the town was the first capital of liberated Greece.
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  • View of a Bastion at the imposing Fortress of Palamidi. Nafplio. Peloponnese. Greece. The fortress rises on the summit of outcrop of rock, 215 metres high above the delightful old Venetian town of Nafplion. The vast fortress was built by the Venetians between 1711 and 1714 to defend the town from the Turks; however the city fell to the Ottomans after siege lasting only one week in 1715. The largest such complex in Greece, the massive fortress consists of eight independent bastions, which were linked to each other, but could also be totally self-sufficient.
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  • View of a Bell Tower at the imposing Fortress of Palamidi. Nafplio. Peloponnese. Greece. The fortress rises on the summit of outcrop of rock, 215 metres high above the delightful old Venetian town of Nafplion. The vast fortress was built by the Venetians between 1711 and 1714 to defend the town from the Turks; however the city fell to the Ottomans after siege lasting only one week in 1715. The largest such complex in Greece, the massive fortress consists of eight independent bastions, which were linked to each other, but could also be totally self-sufficient.
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