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Heraklion Historical Museum: The Historical Museum of Heraklion Greece, Crete
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 The Historical Museum of Heraklion Greece, Crete: The Historical and Folklore Museum of Heraklion Crete is housed in a Neoclassical building on the coastal road of Heraklion Town. This Neoclassical building of 1903 was donamed to the Society of Cretan Studies in 1952 by Andreas Kalokairinos, a prominent local, in order to be turned into a museum.
In the 22 rooms of the museum that cover 1,500 sq.m., there are exhibits that cover the historical course of Crete from the early Christian times (330 A.D.) till the Second World War (1940). Visitors can see a miniature of Heraklion Town as it was in the 17th century, at the time of its peak. There is also a rich coin collection, a collection of ceramics and sculptures, wonderful paintings of El Greco, photos that depict Crete along time and a collection with personal items of Nikos Kazantzakis. |
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