Basilica of Saint Mark
The Basilica of Saint Mark, also known as Hagios Markos, is a former Roman Catholic basilica, located in the center of the city of Heraklion, Crete, in Greece.Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Arts center
- Description: historical church in Heraklion, Greece
- Also known as: “Agios Marcos”, “Saint Mark’s Basilica, Heraklion”, and “Vasiliki Agiou Markou”
- Address: Πλατεία Ελευθερίου Βενιζέλου, Ηράκλειο, 71202
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heraklion Archaeological Museum and Venetian Loggia.
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. It is one of the largest museums in Greece, and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains by far the most important and complete collection of artefacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete. Heraklion Archaeological Museum is situated 340 metres east of Basilica of Saint Mark.
Saint Titus Church
Church
The Cathedral of Saint Titus is a Greek Orthodox church in the city of Heraklion, on the island of Crete, Greece. dedicated to Saint Titus. The current church was built in 1869 as a mosque, called the Yeni Cami, after the previous building was destroyed by the earthquake of 1856. Saint Titus Church is situated 130 metres northeast of Basilica of Saint Mark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heraklion and Nea Alikarnassos.
Heraklion
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heraklion or Iraklio is the major city and capital of Crete, the largest of the Greek islands. Its archaeological museum holds the remains of the 4000-year-old Minoan civilization, which centred on the nearby palace of Knossos, with its Minotaur legend.
Nea Alikarnassos
Town
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nea Alikarnassos is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, Greece. It is located within the urban area of Heraklion and since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Heraklion, of which it is a municipal unit.
Prassas
Village
Prassa is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on Crete. Prassas is situated 6 km southeast of Basilica of Saint Mark.
Basilica of Saint Mark
- Categories: church, pinacotheca, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.33919° or 35° 20′ 21″ northLongitude
25.13371° or 25° 8′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8G7784QM+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 228646533OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=arts_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q4425986
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Basilica of Saint Mark” goes by many names.
- German: “Basilika des Heiligen Markus”
- Greek: “Βασιλική Αγίου Μάρκου”
- Greek: “Βασιλική του Αγίου Μάρκου”
- Greek: “Ναός Αγίου Μάρκου”
- Russian: “Собор Святого Марка (Ираклион)”
- Russian: “Собор Святого Марка”
- Slovenian: “Bazilika sv. Marka, Iraklion”
- Spanish: “Basílica de San Marcos (Heraclión)”
- Spanish: “Basílica de San Marcos”
- Turkish: “Aya Marko Bazilikası”
- Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Марка”
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