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Photo by R. Behaeddin, shot in the times of the Cretan State

Gate of Agios Georgios

Published in "Once upon a time..."

Photo by Gerola (1900-1905)

The lost temple of the Conqueror

Published in "Once upon a time..."

Morosini fountain after the Turkish 'intervention'

Morosini Fountain behind bars

Published in "Once upon a time..."

The Venetian walls of Heraklion

Posing in front of the city walls

Published in "Once upon a time..."

The port of Heraklion (1911)||

100+1 years

Published in "Once upon a time..."

Strata Larga through the eyes of Fred Boissonas (1920)||

Platia Strata

Published in "Once upon a time..."

Photographs of Turkish-Cretan photographer R. Behaeddin, shot during the period of the Cretan State (1898-1913)||

Where did the Mosque go?

Published in "Once upon a time..."

Photograph taken by the Cretan-Turkish photographer R. Behaeddin during the period of the Cretan State (1898-1913)||

Gate with a View

Published in "Once upon a time..."

A view from above, in a long lost Heraklion without cars and cement, with the Turkish Sebil...