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Iraklion Collection

Background imageIraklion Collection: Phaistos Disc. s. XV BC. GREECE. Phaistos. A side

Phaistos Disc. s. XV BC. GREECE. Phaistos. A side
Phaistos Disc. s.XV BC. GREECE. Phaistos. A side. Minoan art / Cretan art. GREECE. Iraklion. Archaeological Museum

Background imageIraklion Collection: Acrobat. Minoian art

Acrobat. Minoian art
Acrobat. 16th c. BC. Minoan art / Cretan art. Sculpture on ivory. GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Iraklion. Archaeological Museum. Proc: GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Knossos. Knossos Palace

Background imageIraklion Collection: Minoan art. Greece. Vessel. Palace Style. Schematic vegetal

Minoan art. Greece. Vessel. Palace Style. Schematic vegetal decoration. 1420 BC. Heraklion Museum. Creta

Background imageIraklion Collection: The Palace of Minos at Knossos. 2100 BC. GREECE

The Palace of Minos at Knossos. 2100 BC. GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Knossos. Knossos Palace. Reproduction of frescoes of dolphins in the north wall of megaron or queens room. 1600-1400 B.C

Background imageIraklion Collection: Hagia Triada Sarcophagus. ca. 1450 BC - 1400 BC

Hagia Triada Sarcophagus. ca. 1450 BC - 1400 BC. Painted terra-cotta. Ritual sacrifice of a calf. Minoan art / Cretan art. Late Minoan period. Painting. GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Iraklion

Background imageIraklion Collection: GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Knossos. Knossos Palace

GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Knossos. Knossos Palace. Storage pitchers. Minoan art / Cretan art. Ceramics

Background imageIraklion Collection: Prince of lilies. Stucco relief. About 1550 BC

Prince of lilies. Stucco relief. About 1550 BC. Minoan art / Cretan art. Late Minoan period. Fresco. GREECE. Iraklion. Archaeological Museum. Proc: GREECE. Knossos. Knossos Palace

Background imageIraklion Collection: Ruins at Iraklion

Ruins at Iraklion
Ruined buildings at Iraklion, Candia, Crete. Date: 1850

Background imageIraklion Collection: Annexation of Crete by Great Powers

Annexation of Crete by Great Powers
Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the 1820s, Crete remained in Ottoman hands. A Greek force arrived to annex the island in 1897 and the Great Powers acted

Background imageIraklion Collection: English and Scottish Soldiers on Crete

English and Scottish Soldiers on Crete
English and Scottish Soldiers (more specifically the Seaforth Highlanders and Highland Light Infantry) on Crete. Although much of modern Greece had been independent since the 1820s

Background imageIraklion Collection: Greece, Crete - Iraklion - Panoramic View

Greece, Crete - Iraklion - Panoramic View
Panoramic View over the rooftops of Iraklion (Heraklion), Greece. The Cathedral of St Minas can be seen on the left, the English Barrcaks (centre) and Mount Ida (far distance!)

Background imageIraklion Collection: Greece, Crete - Iraklion - Place Kamares

Greece, Crete - Iraklion - Place Kamares and Club Iraklion

Background imageIraklion Collection: Greece, Crete - Iraklion (Heraklion) - rooftops

Greece, Crete - Iraklion (Heraklion) - rooftops and the Dominant profile of the Cathedral of St. Minas

Background imageIraklion Collection: Greece, Crete - Iraklion - Venetian Fountain

Greece, Crete - Iraklion - Venetian Fountain

Background imageIraklion Collection: Greece, Crete - Iraklion - The Venetian fortress

Greece, Crete - Iraklion - The Venetian fortress
Greece, Crete - Iraklion. The Venetian fortress of Rocca al Mare (1523-1540) guards the inner harbor

Background imageIraklion Collection: Greece, Crete - Iraklion - The Port

Greece, Crete - Iraklion - The Port

Background imageIraklion Collection: Heraklion, Greece

Heraklion, Greece
Heraklion (or Iraklion) is the largest city and capital of Crete. Its name is also spelled Herakleion, a transliteration of the ancient Greek and Katharevousa or Iraklio, among other variants


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