Ελλάδα
country in Southeast Europe
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Emblems / Badges
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Ελληνική σημαία
Flag of Greece (since 1978) -
Εθνόσημο
Coat of Arms -
Παλαιότερη Ελληνική σημαία
Flag of Greece (1828-1978) -
Σημαία της περιφέρειας της Μακεδονίας
Flag of Macedonia -
Ελληνική σημαία σε χρήση κατά την ελληνική επανάσταση
Greek flag used during the Greek revolution(1821-1830) -
Σημαία που χρησιμοποιείται απτην Ορθόδοξη Ελληνική Εκκλησία
Flag of the Greek Orthodox Church
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train map
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satellite image
Landscape and Nature
editPanoramic view of Greek towns
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Athens
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Athens, port of Piraeus
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Corfu, Old town
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Crete, Chania
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Crete, Heraklion
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Crete, Hora Sfakion
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Crete, Rethymno
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Metsovo
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Monemvasia, southern Peloponnese
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Nafplion
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Naupactus
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Naxos Chora
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Naxos Filoti
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Paros Parikia
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Paros Piso Livadi
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Rhodes City
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Rhodes, Lindos
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Santorini, Fira
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Santorini, Oia
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Syros, Hermoupolis
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Santorini Mule Path (panoramic), Fira, Santorini island (Thira), Greece
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Panoramic view of the Catholic quarter of Fira, Fira, Santorini island (Thira), Greece
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Panoramic view of Oia, Santorini island (Thira), Greece
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Panoramic view of Fira coast line, Santorini island (Thira), Greece
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Panoramic skies over Oia Santorini island (Thira), Greece
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Oian coast waters (panoramic landscape). Santorini island (Thira), Greece
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Oia
Ancient architecture
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Aegina, Temple of Aphaia
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Athens, Hephaisteion
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Near Athens, Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion
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Corinth, Roman thermae
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Crete, Knossos Palace of ancient king Minos
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Delphi, Tholos
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Dodona, ancient theatre
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Epidaurus, ancient theatre
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Naxos, Temple of Apollo or Portara
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Pella Macedonia, ancient ruins
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Rhodes, Acropolis stadium
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Rhodes, Acropolis of Lindos
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seven wonders of the ancient world
Medieval and religious architecture
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Athens,
Theotokos Gorgoepikoos and Ayios Eleytherios -
Crete,
Arkadi Monastery -
Crete,
Heraklion Cathedral -
Mystras Palace, Peloponnese
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Paros,
Panagia Ekatondapyliani -
Rhodes,
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Syros,
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Thessaloniki,
Panagia Chalkeon -
Tinos,
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Varlaam Monastery, Meteora
Architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries
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Athens,
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Athens, Academy
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Rhodes, Building from the Italian era of the Island
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Athens, appartment house of the 1920s
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Thessaloniki,
Noesis Science Center&Technology Museum
Greek cuisine
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Greek salad
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Gigantes
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Pastitsio
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Koulouri on the streets of Athens
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An old restaurant in Athens
Traditional costumes
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Athens Evzones
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Crete Vraka
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Epirus Kourenta
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Macedonia Baltza
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Macedonia Roumlouki
Ancient art
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Fresco from Knossos palace.
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Poseidon
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Apollo of Olympia
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Aphrodite of Knidos
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Caryatides
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Sculptures of the east pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia.Olympia Archaeological Museum.
Modern Greek art
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Dominikos Theotokopoulos (El Greco, 1541-1614)
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Nikiforos Lytras (1832-1904)
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Georgios Jakobides (1853-1932)
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Ioannis Avramides
Σημαντικοί Έλληνες (Significant modern Greeks)
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Emmanuel Chrysoloras
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Dominikos Theotokopoulos (El Greco)
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Rigas Feraios
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Adamantios Korais
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Alexandros Ypsilantis
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Theodoros Kolokotronis
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Laskarina Bouboulina
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Ioannis Kapodistrias
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Georgios Jakobides
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Elefthterios Venizelos
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Constantin Cavafy
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Constantin Caratheodory
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Aristoteles Onassis
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Iannis Xenakis
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Cornelius Castoriadis
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Giorgos Seferis
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Angelos Sikelianos
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Nikos Engonopoulos
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Melina Mercouri
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Mikis Theodorakis