It was built at the end of the 17th century. It is located behind the Historical Museum of the city. It consists of two columns. Between them is a marble slab with relief decoration. The original location of the fountain was on Michelidaki Street, outside the house of the doctor, Idomeneas Markatatis.
The Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC) has been operating under the framework of the University of Crete and encompasses all the activities offered by a fully-featured modern museum. Nowadays, it is housed at the premises of the Old Electricity Power plant located at the coastal highway of Heraklion. The museum offers its visitors a
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Τhe sebil was built in 1776 by Haci Ibrahim Aga, who spent almost all of his fortune on maintaining it. It is the only surviving example of a sebil in the city.This particular one takes the form of a round domed building punctuated by semicircular barred windows, in front of which is a fountain with
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The Museum of Christian Art “Saint Catherine of Sinai” is housed in a cruciform church dedicated to St. Catherine. It is located in the city center, close to the old and the current Metropolitan church of St. Minas.The church was founded in the second Byzantine period and was a centre of intellectual activity from the
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During the siege of Chandax, the Turks cut off the supply pipe to the Fontana Morosini, leaving the city dry. It was then that Provveditor General Antonio Priuli discovered groundwater in the defensive ditch outside the Bethlehem Bastion, on the southern landward side of the enceinte. This he diverted to the Dermata Gate opposite, and
The Historical Museum of Crete (HMC) was founded in 1953 by the Society of Cretan Historical Studies (SCHS) and is housed in a neoclassical building of exceptional architectural value. It chronicles seventeen centuries of local history and culture, spanning from the early years of Christianity to the modern era. SCHS originally founded the museum with
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The Venetian Bembo Fountain looms over the Kornarou square, next to the Turkish sebil (charity fountain) built later. The fountain was constructed between the years 1552-1554 by the captain Gian Matteo Bembo who was the first to bring spring water in Chandax via an aqueduct.The fountain bears Gothic and Renaissance elements/adornments as well as the
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is one of the oldest and most remarkable museums in Greece, and among the most important museums in Europe. The Museum’s exhibitions include unique works of Cretan art, which were unearthed during excavations in the central and eastern part of the island and they cover a period spanning 7000 years, from
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The Fontana Morosini (‘Lions’) is the best-known fountain in Heraklion, serving as a landmark for locals and visitors alike. Following recent restoration work, it is now one of the city’s finest monuments. The eight-lobed basin rests on an ornate three-stepped pedestal. It is adorned with reliefs of scenes from mythology and marine life, such as
