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CHANIA (Town) CRETE
Platia 1821 was to the Turks what Sindrivani was to the Christians, a central meeting place. Under the square there is a partially excavated Turkish bath and a large Venetian cistern. This cistern is said to have held enough water for the city for six months. The cistern became obsolete after the earthquake of 1595 changed the course of the stream that fed it. It may be significant that the San Rocco (the saint protector against cholera) Church was built here. There is a memorial plaque to Bishop Melhisedek in the platia. The Turks, fearing an uprising, hanged him from the plane tree in 1821.
This text is cited Sep 2002 from the Municipality of Chania URL below, which contains images.
At the end of Halithon street, the visitor finds Eleftherios Venizelos Square. The square used to be called "Sindrivani" (fountain) due to a small marble water fountain, decorated with lionheads and Venician coats of arms. This fountain can now be seen in the Archaeological Museum of Hania. The present square differs from the old one which was closed in by buildings. On the west side of the square was "Porta Colombo" and on the west "Porta de Cap". The north side of the square was destroyed by fire in 1932. The old City Hall is situated on the north-west corner. One of the towers of the Byzantine walls, converted into a house, stands on the opposite corner.
This text is cited Sep 2002 from the Municipality of Chania URL below, which contains image.
At the bottom of Odos Halidon you reach Platia Sindrivaniou. Sindrivani Square was once at the heart of Chania. It was a local gathering place for Christians during the Turkish occupation. At one time the fountain in the museum garden was here. As you enter the square, directly in front of you, is a Venetian construction, the Hotel Palazzo. It has an outer staircase with the remains of a fountain below it. To the right is a large three-storey building overlooking the square, dating from the sixteenth century. This building has been a hospital, an Admiralty, and a Town Hall and is presently being renovated for future use as a hotel. Approximately 100 metres on the left from Sindrivani is a characteristic Venetian staircase under which are the remains of a fountain.
This text is cited Nov 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
The newly renovated Platia 1866 is an important landmark in Chania. The square has statues of local war heroes and a Turkish fountain. On the southwest corner of the square, behind the Samaria and Omalos Hotels, is the long distance bus station (KTEL). Buses leave frequently from here for Iraklion, Rethimnon, Kastelli, Omalos and the Samaria Gorge, and other villages of the Nomos of Chania. There is an information booth in the station.
This text is cited Sep 2002 from the Municipality of Chania URL below, which contains images.
The Turkish Pasha designed the Kipos - The Public Garden - in 1870, following the style of a formal European garden. Located in the city centre between Odos Dimokratias and Odos Tzanakaki, it encompasses a small zoo, a cafe, an open air cinema, and the city clock tower in the northeast corner.
This text is cited Nov 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
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