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The most important monument of the era of the Knights in Rhodes, is the Palace of the Great Magistrate. During the 1930’s, while under Italian occupation, the building acquired its modern form, being the commanding center as well as the house of the Italian Commander. The mosaic floors of the floor are amazing.
The most important monument of the era of the Knights in Rhodes, is the Palace of the Great Magistrate. During the 1930’s, while under Italian occupation, the building acquired its modern form, being the commanding center as well as the house of the Italian Commander. The mosaic floors of the floor are amazing.
In a part of the ground floor of the Palace, in consecutive rooms, the permanent exhibition of EBA entitled «Rhodes from the paleochristianic times until Turkish occupation (1522)» is housed. In this exhibition, you can see various findings of the digs that took place in the Medieval Town (ceramics, sculptures, murals, portable pictures, small scale art works etc.)
The permanent exhibition of EBA entitled «Rhodes from the paleochristianic times until Turkish occupation (1522)» was formed in 1993, and was housed in the ground floor of the Palace.
The exhibits were organized as follows: Introduction room (from ancient ideology to christianic), Economy, Daily Life, Defense – Government, Cultural Life, Religion – Art, Architecture.
The units are accompanied by extensive explanatory documents, as well as drawings of explanatory material, which enlighten some sides of the objects ant compose the historical data and the evolution of the city during the time from 4th century BC to the beginning of the Turkish rule.
The Historical Museum of Crete is the presentation of the history of Crete from the early Christian era to younger times. The company Cretan Historical Studies founded the museum in 1953. which presents the most modern methods of museum education throughout the history of Heraklion from early Christ
It is a paved road that leads from the Lions Square to the 18 British Square on the port. During the Venetian period was a very important street because in this were the Loggia, the Basilica of St. Mark, the Ducal Palace and the Palace of the Admiral.
Recently renovated mansion of Aktarika downtown and going to house the Vikelaia Library of Heraklion, a cultural institution with a great history which has justly been called "Academy of Sciences", as in previous years produced sufficient spiritual project in Humanities and the Arts .
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