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Most Famous Monuments of Greece
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  • A united states with an vital history from the
    seventh Millenium BC, Greece has a charming and
    exciting past. Historical monuments in Greece and
    the Greek islands date from all time periods,
    from the Mycenaean and the Classical instances
    until the Medieval and Modern Era. You will
    discover under a listing with the maximum
    vital historic monuments in Greece and the Greek
    islands.

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  • 1.Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of
    RhodesThe medieval fortress is placed withinside
    the historic metropolis of Rhodes and is the
    greatest specimens of Gothic Architecture in
    Greece. The fortress become constructed
    withinside the 14th century Greece with the aid
    of using the Knights of Rhodes and become later
    captured with the aid of using the Ottoman Turks.
    The Palace stays a exceedingly visited traveler
    spot with its brilliant gothic style architecture
    and houses a museum.

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  • 2.Minoan Palace of KnossosIn a brief distance of
    five km from Heraklion Town, Knossos is the
    maximum vital sight in Crete island. Discovered
    withinside the early twentieth century with the
    aid of using the British archaeologist Sir Arthur
    Evans, the web website online become observed
    nearly intact and blanketed with the aid of using
    ashes. This led scientists to accept as true with
    that the palace become destroyed with the aid of
    using a tsunami wave resulting from the volcanic
    eruption of Santorini in approximately 1,500 BC.

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  • 3.Ancient DodonaThe historic web website online
    of Dodona is placed at the northwestern aspect
    of Greece, withinside the vicinity of Epirus.
    This become the second one maximum well-known
    oracle in Greece, after the Oracle of Delphi.
    Originally the oracle become dedicated to a
    Mother Goddess, which become both Rhea or Gaia.
    However, in historic instances, the altar become
    devoted to god Zeus.
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