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Argostoli.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Argostoli, Boats and ships, Cephalonia, Costume - Hats and headwear, Greece, Houses, Human types, Ionian islands, Natural environment, Views

The islet of Vlacherna (right) and Pontikonisi, Corfu.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Church of the Transfiguration (Pontikonisi), Churches, Commerce, Corfu, Greece, Human types, Ionian islands, Our Lady of Vlacherna / Panagia of Vlacherna (Corfu), Pontikonisi, Religious practices, Views

View of the town of Corfu. In the background, the Old and New Fortresses.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine monuments, Castles and fortresses, Corfu, Greece, Houses, Ionian islands, New Fortress (Corfu), Palaio Frourio - Old Fortress (Corfu), Venetian monuments, Views

Woman of Macedonia.

Tags: Bulgaria, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Fruit, Greece, Human types, Jewellery, Macedonia, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Women

Ancient inscription from Amphipolis.

Tags: Amphipolis, Art and antiquities, Greece, Inscriptions, Macedonia, Serres

Strife of Poseidon and Athena, from the western pediment of the Parthenon. Dionysus from the eastern pediment of the Parthenon. Dionysus from the Choregic monument of Lysicrates. The strife of Poseidon and Athena, with other gods present: Ancient vase, which was discovered during the excavations of the walls of the Acropolis and ended up in Cambridge as part of Edward Clarke's collection.

Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Ancient gods / deities, Ancient pottery / Vase painting, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Choregic monument of Lysicrates, Choregic monuments, Dionysus, Eastern pediment of the Parthenon, Edward Daniel Clarke, Greece, Greek mythology, Parthenon, Reliefs, Western pediment of the Parthenon

The structure known as “drakospito” (ogre's house) on top of Mount Ocha, Euboea. 1. Interior view of the entrance and part of the façade. 2. Plan of the site. 3. Plan and section of the entrance.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Central Greece, Drakospita (Ogre houses of Euboea), Euboea, Greece, Karystos, Megalithic monuments, Mount Ocha, Mountains, Natural environment, Plans and drawings

The structure known as “drakospito” (ogre's house) on top of Mount Ocha, Euboea. According to the author, it was and ancient sanctuary. However, although animal remains and fragments of vases have been discovered on the site, to date the exact function of the building has not been established with certainty.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Central Greece, Drakospita (Ogre houses of Euboea), Euboea, Greece, Karystos, Megalithic monuments, Mount Ocha, Mountains, Natural environment

Drawing of the remains of the northern wall of the Acropolis of Castelli, Patmos (situated to the north of Chora of Patmos).

Tags: Acropoleis, Acropolis of Kasteli (Patmos), Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Dodecanese, Greece, Kasteli (Patmos), Patmos, Plans and drawings, Walls

Panoramic view of Athens from the Nymphs' Hill. On the left, Athens Observatory. At the centre, the temple of Hephaestus. On the right, the Acropolis.

Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Athens Observatory, Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Houses, Parthenon, Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Views

George I and Olga of Greece return to their yacht after an evening gala aboard HMS “Serapis”.

Tags: Attica, Boats and ships, British Navy, Central Greece, George I of Greece, Greece, Kings, Olga Queen of Greece, Piraeus, Port of Piraeus, Ports, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations

Card-players in a café, Piraeus.

Tags: Attica, Cafés / Cafeneia, Card playes, Central Greece, Costume - Hats and headwear, Games and toys, Greece, Hookahs, Human types, Interiors, Leisure, Piraeus, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life

Portrait of Charilaos Trikoupis, prime minister of Greece.

Tags: Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Charilaos Trikoupis, Greece, Portraits, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations

British ships observe the correct placement of sea mines off the coast of Crete during the Cretan Revolt of 1889.

Tags: Boats and ships, British Navy, Cretan Revolt (1889), Crete, Greece, Human types, Officials, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Weapons

Implements to place and trigger sea mines. The image is related to the placement of sea mines off the coastline of Crete by the British fleet (Cretan Revolt of 1889).

Tags: Boats and ships, British Navy, Cretan Revolt (1889), Crete, Greece, Human types, Officials, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Weapons

The British fleet places sea mines off the coastline of Crete (Cretan Revolt of 1889).

Tags: Boats and ships, British Navy, Cretan Revolt (1889), Crete, Greece, History, Human types, Officials, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Weapons

Scenes from the everyday life of the “Illustrated London News" correspondents during their five-day stay at Crete in 1889.

Tags: Animals, Boats and ships, British Navy, Costume - Hats and headwear, Cretan Revolt (1889), Crete, Dogs, Equids, Greece, Human types, Natural environment, Priests, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Travel, Women

British ships enter the port of Corfu.

Tags: Animals, Boats and ships, British Navy, Corfu, Equids, Greece, Human types, Ionian islands, Natural environment, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations

Funerary stele from Kerameikos, Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Funerary monuments, Funerary steles, Greece, Kerameikos, Reliefs, Religious practices

The temple of Apollo at ancient Corinth.

Tags: Ancient Corinth, Animals, Art and antiquities, Corinth, Corinthia, Equids, Greece, Human types, Peloponnese, Temple of Apollo (Ancient Corinth)

Niches for votive offerings at the sancturary of Aphrodite on the Sacred Way, which led to Eleusis.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Attica, Central Greece, Eleusis, Greece, Natural environment, Religious practices, Sacred Way (Attica), Sanctuary of Aphrodite of the Gardens (Athens)

Ancient Corinth with the temple of Apollo and Acrocorinth.

Tags: Acrocorinth, Ancient Corinth, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Corinth, Corinthia, Greece, Houses, Peloponnese, Temple of Apollo (Ancient Corinth)

Erechtheion.

Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Erechtheion, Greece, Human types

Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens.

Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Houses, Olympeion - Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens), Parthenon, Roman architecture, Roman monuments

The Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos or Tower of the Winds in Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Costume - Hats and headwear, Greece, Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos / Tower of the Winds (Athens), Human types, Professions

Funerary stele from Kerameikos, Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Funerary monuments, Funerary steles, Greece, Kerameikos, Reliefs, Religious practices

Monument of Philopappus, Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Funerary monuments, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Roman architecture, Roman monuments

Temple of Hephaestus at Theseion, Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Human types, Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion)

Parthenon.

Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Parthenon

Acropolis from the southwest.

Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Odeons, Parthenon, Roman architecture, Roman monuments

Fruit sellers at the port of Piraeus.

Tags: Attica, Baskets, Boats and ships, Central Greece, Ethnic groups, Greece, Greeks, Greengrocers, Human types, Piraeus, Port of Piraeus, Ports, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life

Porters at the port of Piraeus.

Tags: Attica, Boats and ships, Central Greece, Ethnic groups, Greece, Greeks, Human types, Piraeus, Port of Piraeus, Porters, Ports, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life

Greek butler.

Tags: Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Greece, Greeks, Human types, Professions, Servants, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life

Streetlet at Plaka, Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Athens, Attica, Baskets, Central Greece, Costume - Hats and headwear, Economic activities, Greece, Human types, Merchants / Traders, Plaka (Athens), Professions, Shops, Social sphere and everyday life

The Acropolis from the west.

Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Houses, Parthenon

Entrance to the Pagasetic gulf. Part of the western coast belonged to the Greek state. The central and eastern parts were acquired with the treaty of Istanbul in 1881.

Tags: Boats and ships, Greece, Magnesia, Natural environment, Pagasetic gulf, Thessaly, Views, Volos

View of Volos.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Greece, Houses, Magnesia, Ports, Thessaly, Views, Volos

House on the beach of Katerini, in which the negotiations for the release of Colonel Synge took place. Coronel Synge became captive of the Greek insurgents during the events in Thessaly and Macedonia in 1878.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Greece, History, Houses, Katerini, Macedonia, Pieria, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Synge affair (1878), Uprising in Thessaly (1878)

The house in Naousa in which British colonel Synge was held hostage in 1878, during the uprising of Thessaly and Macedonia.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Greece, History, Houses, Imathia, Macedonia, Mount Vermio, Mountains, Naousa (Macedonia), State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Synge affair (1878), Uprising in Thessaly (1878)

View of Mount Olympus from Naousa.

Tags: Greece, Imathia, Macedonia, Mount Olympus, Mountains, Natural environment, Views

View of Naousa and Mount Vermion.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Greece, Houses, Imathia, Katerini, Macedonia, Mount Vermio, Mountains, Views

George I of Greece in military attire.

Tags: Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Costume - Hats and headwear, George I of Greece, Greece, Kings, Military uniforms, Portraits, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations

The western wall of the castle of Chios.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Castle of Chios, Castles and fortresses, Chios, Costume - Hats and headwear, Greece, Human types, Islands of the Northeastern Aegean sea, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Views, Women

Ruins at the castle of Chios after the devastating earthquake of 1881.

Tags: Aegean islands, Castle of Chios, Castles and fortresses, Chios, Costume - Hats and headwear, Earthquakes, Greece, History, Houses, Human types, Islands of the Northeastern Aegean sea, Natural phenomena, Social sphere and everyday life, Women

Panoramic view of the castle and city of Chios.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Castle of Chios, Castles and fortresses, Chios, Greece, Houses, Islands of the Northeastern Aegean sea, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Ports, Views

Residents of the town of Chios watch as members of the French Navy set up tents for the population after the devastating earthquake of 1881.

Tags: Aegean islands, Castle of Chios, Castles and fortresses, Children, Chios, Costume - Hats and headwear, Earthquakes, Greece, History, Human types, Islands of the Northeastern Aegean sea, Natural phenomena, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Women

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