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CHANIA (Town) CRETE
The present Cathedral was built on the site of an older church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. This church had been converted into a soap-factory and belonged to the Turkish dignitary Moustafa Pasha Giritli. The construction of the church was completed in 1860 in the style of a three aisle Basilica. The middle aisle, covered by a pointed arch, is elevated. The other aisles are covered by cross-ribbed vaults and are divided vertically by the women’s balcony. On the north side of the temple is the tall bell-tower. The architectural elements of the temple are associated more with the tradition developed in the period of the Venician occupation. That is: sculptured pseudo-pillars, cornices and arched openings. The east wall is decorated with large and impressive religious paintings, the works of G. Kalliterakis, G. Stravrakis, E. Tripolitakis and D. Kokotsis.
This text is cited Sep 2002 from the Municipality of Chania URL below, which contains images.
SOUDA (Municipality) CHANIA
Souda has a sign to the Allied Cemetery. It is an impressive place
with row upon row of white headstones and the blue waters of Souda Bay beyond.
An enclosure at the entrance of the cemetery contains a register of all those
buried here. There are 1,527 graves, illustrating the scale of the battle of Crete.
Most were British with a large contingent (447) of New Zealanders and 197 Australians.
Dudley Perkins, the New Zealand resistant fighter killed near Laki, is buried
in row 15C. His story is written in The Cretan Runner by G. Psychoundakis and
Vasili, The Lion of Crete by Murray Elliot. Also buried in the cemetery is the
eminent archaeologist J. D. S. Pendlebury (10E). Mr. Pendlebury was the curator
at Knossos for the British School in Athens and had been continuing excavations
in Crete which were started by Arthur Evans. From 1929, he had travelled throughout
Crete and won the friendship and respect of many Cretans. He enlisted in the British
army when war broke out and was sent back to Crete to organize the resistance.
In 1941 he was executed by the Germans while working for British Intelligence.
In his eulogy, fellow Greek archaeologist Dr. N. Platon said: "The soil which
you excavated with the archaeologists' pick and enriched with a warrior's blood
will shelter you with eternal gratitude".
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Souda has a sign to the Allied Cemetery. It is an impressive place with row upon row of white headstones. An enclosure at the entrance of the cemetery contains a register of all those buried here. There are 1,527 graves, illustrating the scale of the battle of Crete. Most were British with a large contingent (447) of New Zealanders and 197 Australians. Buried in the cemetery is the eminent archaeologist J. D. S. Pendlebury (10E). Mr. Pendlebury was the curator at Knossos for the British School in Athens and had been continuing excavations in Crete which were started by Arthur Evans.
ALIKIANOS (Village) MOUSSOURI
The Byzantine church of Agios Georgios (1243) is near the Tower of
Da Molin, and has wall paintings by Pavlos Provatas.
The very important Byzantine church of Ai Yannis Kyr-Yannis (formal name is Zoodohos Pigi) is on the road to Koufos. It is about 100 metres from the road, set among the orange trees. The church of Ai Yannis Kyr-Yannis (14C) is a most intriguing and pleasantly situated Byzantine church. It was built on a tenth century church that was destroyed by an earthquake in 1303, and had been influenced by the new Byzantine architectural ideas from Agia Sofia, among others. The church has cruciform architecture and rooms of a smaller height complete the church to form a rectangular shape. It has a narthex in front separated into three parts which are shorter than the rest of the church. The church had two domes, one at the intersection of the main aisles of the cross and one in the narthex. Around the church there are blind arches of nearly the same height as that of the church. The windows of the church are narrow and long and have the familiar Byzantine brick decorations around the window. Some windows have a column with a column capital so that two spaces to the right and left are created for the light to come in. The back of the church is decorated by two series of windows and blind arches, one above the other. Inside the church there are remains of marble columns and column heads. Some wall paintings are still visible. The church is tucked away among the orange groves of Kydonia, from which the springtime blossoms' fragrance is exquisite--the snow-capped Lefka Ori complete the scene.
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CHANIA (Town) CRETE
This is a two-aisled structure with a gabled facade. The base of a two-lobe bell-tower can still be seen in the yard. The door-frames are supported by chiselled pseudo-pillars and are crowned with gothic relief arches. In the interior, the vertical surfaces of the walls are separated with corniced arches. The naves are separated by two arches standing on chiselled pillars. The church dates from the latter half of the 16th century. It is dedicated to St. Catherine and St. John the Hermit.
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This is an idiorythmic architectural type of church with a wide-angled nave ending in an ornamental dome of Russian style. It is surrounded by a perimetric arcade. It was built in 1901-1903 by the High Commissioner of Crete, Prince George, and was named in commemoration of a visit to Hania by his sister, Maria, wife to George, the Grand Duke of Russia. It was inaugurated on 6th January 1903 in the presence of Queen Olga of Greece and Prince George. On his departure, the prince gave the church back to the Municipality and the parish of Halepa.
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This is a parish church in a district, in the Old Town, that bears the same name . After the conquest of Hania by the Turks (1645), it was the only church in the city allowed to offer holy services in the Orthodox religion until the 19th century. It is now used as the seat of the Bishop of Kythonia. The church consists of three parts. The arch-covered eastern part was built first. Later an extension was constructed on the west side, and a large nave was added on the north side. Finally, an extension was added to the south. Two icons, one of the Assumption of the Virgin and the other of the Second Coming, both painted in 1625, are of particular interest.
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The building complex of the Dominican Monastery of St. Nicholas, in Splantzia, was build in 1320 by the brotherhood of Candia. The original monastery, as portrayed in old maps, consisted of a church with a tall bell-tower and a two-floor arcade (chiostro) on the north side. The church is a basilica with a nave with an archaless, three part elevated holy sacrement area. The central part and the solum are covered by crossed domes with prominent ribs, while the side parts are covered by pointed arches. The roof of the rest of the church is made of wood and has only two sloping sides. An arched opening led from the nave to the arcade housing the monks' cells. Today only the closed court and part of the north side of the two floor arcade survive. In the years of the Turkish occupation the church was converted into a mosque, the Hioughar Tzamissi (The Sovereign’s Mosque), which was the central Mosque of the city. The Turks added a two-floor minaret on the south-west corner
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A plaque at the entrance of Agios Nikolaos gives its history. The church was originally part of the thirteenth century monastery of Agios Nikolaos (the cloister is still evident on the north side of the church). The church of Agios Nikolaos in Chania was considered one of the most important in the city during Venetian times. It was wide and elegant with large pointed arches inside. The church was converted to the Sultan Ibrahim Mosque during the Turkish occupation. Today, although drastically renovated, the external walls and a long domed area separated in small sections on the north side of the church survive. The minaret of the Ibrahim Mosque stands beside the church of Agios Nikolaos and is in desperate need of renovation. During a mild earthquake in May 1994 it was feared that the minaret would collapse.
This text is cited Nov 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
The church is still in good condition on the North-west side of "Splantzia Square", near the church of St. Nicholas. It consists of two , arch-covered naves. The older one, in the northern section has no decorations whatsoever. On the contrary, the southern part was built with ashlar-masonry in accordance with the architectural style of the Venician Manierism. Under the cornice of the southern section one can see the following inscription : DEO O(PTIMO) M(AXIMO). ET D(IVO). ROCCO DICATVM. M.D. CXXX (Dedicated to the best and greatest God and the Saintly Rocco 1630). The church was probably built after a plague epidemic; St. Rocco was supposed to protect people from the plague.
This text is cited Sep 2002 from the Municipality of Chania URL below, which contains images.
MALEME (Village) PLATANIAS
The Byzantine church of Agii Apostoli is in Pirgos Psilonerou, near Maleme. It was built in 1530 and has a very interesting carving above its door.
MESKLA (Village) MOUSSOURI
In the lower part of the village on a dirt road, there is the Byzantine
church of Sotiras Christos with wall paintings by Theodore and Michalis Venieri
(1403), many of which, unfortunately, are in poor condition. The artists signed
their names on the donor's inscription.
The church of the Panagia (14C) dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin was built on the remains of an older temple dating from the Classical period and some mosaics were recently removed from a fifth or sixth century church. It is at the end of the village in front of the large newer church of the same name.
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The church of Michael Archangelos has a column of an earlier building
on its roof. The church is at the entrance of the village
MONI CHRYSSOPIGIS (Monastery) ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS
The Chrysopigi Monastery contains the church of the Panagia. It has
cruciform architecture with a non-symmetric cross and a large dome at its intersection
of the aisles. With the addition of two side rooms, externally it forms a rectangular
shape. It has a narthex in the front of the church separated into three parts,
the central part leading into the main church.
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MOURNIES (Small town) ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS
The small Byzantine church of Profitis Ilias is near the village,
nearby on top of a small hill. The small church is very unusual in that it has
a baroque style front with reliefs including a coat of arms of the Kalergis family
(an important Cretan family during the Venetian era), lions, and inscriptions.
This extract is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
PERIVOLIA (Village) THERISSOS
South of Pervolia is the small village of Garipa (Boutsounaria). The
village has the four-aisled Byzantine church of Sotiras Christos, Agios Dimitrios,
Agios Charalambos, and Agia Anna. Apparently all four aisles were constructed
at the same time.
THERISSO (Village) CHANIA
In the village there is the pleasant Byzantine church of Agios Georgios
and Agios Charalambos.
TSIKALARIA (Village) SOUDA
The Byzantine church of the Panagia in Tsikalaria has cruciform architecture
but with the nave being much larger than the transept and nearer to the back of
the church. The church has a bell with inscription dated 1627 and pictures of
Agios Antonios, Christ, the Panagia, and Agios Nikolaos.
SAMARIA (National Park) CHANIA
The fourteenth century Byzantine church here is dedicated to Osia
Maria of Egypt and contains wall paintings. The name "Samaria" is a contraction
of Osia and Maria. The church is located on the other (south) side of the village
and is reached by a path from the main trail after the emergency heliport.
MONI AGIAS TRIADAS OF TZAGAROLON (Monastery) CHANIA
Tel: +30 28210 63310
Fax: +30 28210 63328
The monastery of Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) of Tzagarolon
is one of the most important monastic complexes of the late Venetian period in Crete. According to the historical sources - among them the Venetian archives -
the monastery was built by the brothers Jeremiah and Lavrentio Jagarolon, descendants of a great Venetian-Cretan family. The construction began in 1611 and
was completed after the fall of Chania to the Ottoman Turks in 1645. During the Ottoman period the monastery was known as the "Selvili Manastir"
(the "Monastery with the cypress trees"). The outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in 1821 forces the monks to abandon the monastery which was then
looted and burnt down by the Turks. The period of desolation ended in 1834 when the reconstruction of the monastery began followed by a new thriving phase.
Architecturally the complex combines the typical Athos Monastic style - namely the Byzantine tradition - with morphological, mainly decorative, elements
of the western ecclesiastical architecture.
The main church (katholikon) of Holy Trinity is a significant example of the
Cretan Renaissance. It belongs to the circular domed temple type with three niches, narthex and
chapels on the ground and the upper level. Apart from the residences for the
monks, the complex also included workshops, stables, oil and wine mill, cellars. Impressive is the
main entrance of the monastery, also a remnant of the Venetian impact.
Today a small but valuable collection of icons and ecclesiastical heirlooms that have survived the catastrophes of the past is hosted in the monastery,
confirming its erstwhile great wealth. Among the most important exhibits are a 12th century manuscript and an ensemble of 16th - 17th century icons, including the
"Enthroned Christ", the "Source of Life" and the "Second Coming" (1635-1645), works attributed to the artist from Chania Father Emmanuel Skordilis, an important
representative of the Cretan School of icon painting.
The monastery of Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) was built in the seventeenth century by two brothers of the Venetian Zangaroli family--monks who had converted to the Orthodox faith. It was built on top of a pre-existing church. The church itself is of Byzantine cruciform architecture with three domes. The larger one is at the intersection of the aisles, while the smaller domes are at the back. The two chapels of the church also have domes, as does the chapel of Sotiras which is independent of the church. The church has a narthex at the front which is at right angles to the main aisle and much wider than it. The main church is dedicated to the Agia Triada and the two side chapels to Agios Ioannis Prodromos. The church is a very good example of the heavy, decorative Western-style influence in the exterior decoration of Byzantine churches. The facade of the church has double columns of Ionic and Corinthian style and an inscription. A large bell tower was added later, in 1864. There are two inscriptions at the entrance to the church: one in Latin and one in Greek, representing the background of the founders. The monastery was an important theological school in the nineteenth century.
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MONI AGIOU IOANNI PRODROMOU (Monastery) AKROTIRI
Tel: +30 28210 64571
MONI CHRYSSOPIGIS (Monastery) ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS
Tel: +30 28210 91125
Fax: +30 28210 97600
The Chartophylakas family founded the monastery of Chrysopigi in the sixteenth century. The original section is in the middle of the church. The Turks entered the monastery on Easter Day of 1821 and killed all the monks. Today it is a convent with several nuns living there.
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MONI GOUVERNETOU (Monastery) AKROTIRI
Tel: +30 28210 63319
The actual Monastery complex was built from 1537 till 1548. According to tradition, it was connected with miraculous St John the Hermit, and was used for the housing of the Saint' s pilgrims. The monastery flourishes during the 16th century, but is partly destroyed in 1765 and during the revolution of 1821. After the liberation, it flourishes one more time, because of its large property in flocks.
The monastery is a typical example of the orthodox monastic architecture.
It is formed of a rectangular precinct, with the Katholicon in the middle. The Katholicon is a triconch church with cupola and annexes with pyramidal cupolas ending up in obelisks. There are also the refectory, the kitchens, the storehouses, the oven, the wine cellar, the oil store house and the cells.
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Ministry of Culture and Tourism Webpage
PAZINOS (Settlement) AKROTIRI
Tel: +30 28210 56119, 53033
Fax: +30 28210 59118
In Paxinos (Gallagado), on the road to the airport and Agia Triada,
is the abandoned Agios Ioannis Eleimon Monastery. The cloister is evident within
the fortress style monastery.
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