Memorial of the French Philhellenes
Memorial of the French Philhellenes is a memorial in Nafplio, Argolis. Memorial of the French Philhellenes is situated nearby to the university Centre of Hellenic Studies, as well as near the building Old Town Hall of Nafplio.Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Nafplio, Greece
- Also known as: “Heroon of the French, Nauplion” and “Memory of the French Philhellenes”
- Inscription: “À la mémoire du Maréchal Maison, du Général Fabvier, de l’Amiral de Rigny et des marins et soldats de France morts pour l’indépendance Hellénique La patrie et la liberté”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaelogical Museum and Folk Art Museum.
Archaelogical Museum
Museum
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Nafplio is a museum in the town of Nafplio of the Argolis region in Greece. It has exhibits of the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Helladic, Mycenaean, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods from all over southern Argolis. Archaelogical Museum is situated 130 metres south of Memorial of the French Philhellenes.
Folk Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basil Papantoniou Foundation or BPF is a nonprofit cultural institution and museum based in Nafplion, Greece. It was founded in 1974 by the stage and costume designer Ioanna Papantoniou in memory of her father Vasilis Papantoniou. Folk Art Museum is situated 230 metres east of Memorial of the French Philhellenes.
Trianon Mosque
Theater building
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Trianon Mosque, also known as the Old Mosque is a former mosque in the town of Nafplio, in the Peloponnese region of Greece. Completed in the 16th century, during the Ottoman era, it is the oldest surviving example of Ottoman architecture in Nafplion. Trianon Mosque is situated 190 metres southeast of Memorial of the French Philhellenes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nafplio and Aria.
Nafplio
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nafplio is a small town in Peloponnese. A romantic downtown with cozy streets, a great place to stay for radial travelling around Peloponnese.
Aria
Village
Aria is a community in the municipality of Nafplio, Argolis, southern Greece. It consists of the villages Aria and Exostis. Its population is 3,529. Aria is situated 3 km east of Memorial of the French Philhellenes.
Tiryns
Village
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tiryns is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Memorial of the French Philhellenes.
Memorial of the French Philhellenes
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Nafplio, Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.56726° or 37° 34′ 2″ northLongitude
22.7964° or 22° 47′ 47″ eastInception
1903Open location code
8G94HQ8W+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4081116246OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q97482461
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In Other Languages
From French to Greek—“Memorial of the French Philhellenes” goes by many names.
- French: “Monument à la mémoire des philhéllènes français”
- French: “Monument aux Français Philhellènes”
- Greek: “Ηρώο Γάλλων Φιλελλήνων, Ναύπλιο”
- Greek: “Ηρώο Γάλλων, Ναύπλιο”
- Greek: “Ηρώο πεσόντων Γάλλων, Ναύπλιο”
- Greek: “Μνημείο Γάλλων Φιλελλήνων”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centre of Hellenic Studies and Old Town Hall of Nafplio.
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