Greek Air Force memorial, Chania
Greek Air Force memorial, Chania is a memorial in Chania, Chania, Crete. Greek Air Force memorial, Chania is situated nearby to the public building Βίλα Κούνδουρου, as well as near the movie theater Attikon summer.- Type: Memorial
- Description: bronze memorial sculpture of Ikaros by Giannis Markantonakis
- Also known as: “Ikaros Air Force memorial, Chania” and “Μνημείο Πεσόντων Αεροπορίας”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Chania and Kydonia.
Archaeological Museum of Chania
Museum
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Chania is a archaeology museum serving the Cretean city of Chania that, since 2022, is located at 15 Skra Str. Chalepa. The original museum was located in the former Venetian Monastery of Saint Francis at Chalidon Street. Archaeological Museum of Chania is situated 510 metres east of Greek Air Force memorial, Chania.
Kydonia
Archaeological site
Kydonia, also known as Cydonia was an ancient city located at the site of present-day Chania near the west end of the island of Crete in Greece. The city is known from archaeological remains dating back to the Minoan era as well as literary and historical sources. Kydonia is situated 1 km west of Greek Air Force memorial, Chania.
Maritime Museum of Crete
Museum
Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Maritime Museum of Crete is a museum in Chania, Crete, Greece. Its collection includes models of ships, nautical instruments, painting, historical photographs and war relics. Maritime Museum of Crete is situated 770 metres northwest of Greek Air Force memorial, Chania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mournies and Souda.
Mournies
Village
Mournies is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Between 1997 and 2010, it was the seat of the former municipality of Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is famous for being the place of birth of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is situated 4 km southwest of Greek Air Force memorial, Chania.
Souda
Town
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Souda is a town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal unit. Souda is situated 4½ km southeast of Greek Air Force memorial, Chania.
Kounoupidiana
Town
Kounoupidiana is a village in Crete, Greece, part of the municipal unit of Akrotiri and the largest town on that peninsula with a population of 9,213. It is 8 km northeast of the city of Chania and has become a popular place to live in recent years because… Kounoupidiana is situated 4½ km northeast of Greek Air Force memorial, Chania.
Greek Air Force memorial, Chania
- Categories: commemorative sculpture, war memorial, and historic site
- Location: Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.51639° or 35° 30′ 59″ northLongitude
24.0312° or 24° 1′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8G76G28J+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1399525261OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q133796864
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In Other Languages
“Greek Air Force memorial, Chania” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Μνημείο Πεσόντων Αεροπορίας, Χανιά”
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Highlights include Βίλα Κούνδουρου and Attikon summer.
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