Byzantine Museum

The Chios Byzantine Museum is a history museum in , in the region of . The museum is located in a former , the Mecidiye Mosque, built in the 19th century during the Ottoman era, that was abandoned in 1912.
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  • Opening hours: 8:00 AM—3:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: mosque in Greece
  • Also known as: “Byzantine Museum of Chios”, “Chios Byzantine Museum”, “Mecidiye Camii”, and “Mecidiye Museum Mosque”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chios Harbour and Archaeological Museum of Chios.

Station
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is a station, which is situated 230 metres northeast of Byzantine Museum.

Museum
The is a located on Michalon Street in , , . Designed by the Greek architects Souzána Antonakáki and Dimitris Antonakakis & Eleni Gousi-Desylla in 1965, it has been widely regarded as a significant building in the architectural history of modern Greece. is situated 650 metres south of Byzantine Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vrontados and Dafnonas.

Town
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is a small coastal town located at the eastern part of the island of in . With a population of about 5,300, the town hosts the seat of the municipal unit of Omiroupoli. is situated 4½ km north of Byzantine Museum.

Village
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is a village on the center of the of , located in the North Aegean islands region of . Its population was 366 as of the 2021 census. is situated 6 km southwest of Byzantine Museum.

Village
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is a small town on the island of Chios, Greece. Located 7 kilometers south of , is among the most popular destinations on the Island, attracting high amounts of tourism due to its cosmopolitan beaches, studios, residences, clubs, restaurants, and general nightlife. is situated 6 km south of Byzantine Museum.

Byzantine Museum

Latitude
38.37049° or 38° 22′ 14″ north
Longitude
26.13625° or 26° 8′ 11″ east
Open location code
8GC894CP+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3031023098
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q5101457
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Byzantine Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف خيوس البيزنطي”
  • Chinese: “希俄斯拜占庭博物馆”
  • German: “Byzantinisches Museum”
  • Greek: “Βυζαντινό Μουσείο Χίου”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Mecidi”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Mecidiye”
  • Russian: “Меджидие Мечеть”
  • Spanish: “Museo Bizantino de Quíos”
  • Turkish: “Sakız Bizans Müzesi”
  • Uzbek: “Xios Vizantiya muzeyi”

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