Archaeological Museum of Chios

The Archaeological Museum of Chios is a museum located on Michalon Street in Chios town, Chios, Greece. 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.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Byzantine Museum and Chios Harbour.

Byzantine Museum

Museum

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The Chios Byzantine Museum is a history museum in Chios, in the North Aegean region of Greece. The museum is located in a former mosque, the Mecidiye Mosque, built in the 19th century during the Ottoman era, that was abandoned in 1912. Byzantine Museum is situated 650 metres north of Archaeological Museum of Chios.

Chios Harbour

Station

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Chios Harbour is a station, which is situated 800 metres north of Archaeological Museum of Chios.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vrontados and Karfas.

Vrontados

Town

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

Karfas

Village

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Karfas is a small town on the island of Chios, Greece. Located 7 kilometers south of Chios, Karfas 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. Karfas is situated 5 km south of Archaeological Museum of Chios.

Dafnonas

Village

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Dafnonas is a village on the center of the island of Chios, located in the North Aegean islands region of Greece. Its population was 366 as of the 2021 census. Dafnonas is situated 6 km west of Archaeological Museum of Chios.

Archaeological Museum of Chios

Type: Museum
Description: museum in Greece
Categories: archaeological museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

38.36505° or 38° 21′ 54″ north

Longitude

26.13903° or 26° 8′ 21″ east

Levels

Open location code

8GC8948Q+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Wikidata ID

Q4785395

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Archaeological Museum of Chios” goes by many names.

Chinese: “希俄斯考古博物馆”
Finnish: “Chíoksen arkeologinen museo”
French: “Musée d’Archéologie de Chios”
German: “Archäologisches Museum in Chios”
German: “Archäologisches Museum”
Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Χίου”
Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de Quíos”
Turkish: “Sakız Arkeoloji Müzesi”

Notable Places Nearby

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