Greece
Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Χανίων
Agios Nikolaos Church with Bell Tower and Minaret, Chania
Greece
Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Χανίων
Agios Nikolaos Church with Bell Tower and Minaret, Chania
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Location: Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Χανίων, Greece
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The St. Nicholas Church, in Ottoman times also the ruler's mosque, or Ibrahim mosque, at Platia 1821 in the Greek port city of Chania on Crete is a church built in 1320. It is the only church in Greece that has a bell tower and a minaret. Source: Wikipedia
October 11, 2020
A very exciting building is today's orthodox church "Ágios Nikólaos". It was built as a Catholic church and belonged to a Dominican order, but was converted into a mosque in 1645, which the minaret still reveals today. After the Ottomans left Crete, the building was used again as a Christian - but this time Greek Orthodox - church. So she got a bell tower on her left side, which of course looks kind of strange today.
July 23, 2022
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Location: Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Χανίων, Greece
4.8
(220)
1,379
01:50
7.06km
40m
4.9
(16)
181
03:01
11.7km
70m
5.0
(4)
8
07:09
26.8km
290m