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Emblems / Badges
- Ελληνική σημαία
Flag of Greece (since 1978) - Εθνόσημο
Coat of Arms - Παλαιότερη Ελληνική σημαία
Flag of Greece (1828-1978) - Σημαία της περιφέρειας της Μακεδονίας
Flag of Macedonia - Ελληνική σημαία σε χρήση κατά την ελληνική επανάσταση
Greek flag used during the Greek revolution(1821-1830) - Σημαία που χρησιμοποιείται απτην Ορθόδοξη Ελληνική Εκκλησία
Flag of the Greek Orthodox Church
Maps
- Maps are also available as part of the
Wikimedia Atlas of the World project in the Atlas of Greece.
- train map
- satellite image
Landscape and Nature
Panoramic view of Greek towns
- Athens
- Athens, port of Piraeus
- Corfu, Old town
- Crete, Chania
- Crete, Heraklion
- Crete, Hora Sfakion
- Crete, Rethymno
- Metsovo
- Monemvasia, southern Peloponnese
- Nafplion
- Naupactus
- Naxos Chora
- Naxos Filoti
- Paros Parikia
- Paros Piso Livadi
- Rhodes City
- Rhodes, Lindos
- Santorini, Fira
- Santorini, Oia
- Syros, Hermoupolis
- Santorini Mule Path (panoramic), Fira, Santorini island (Thira), Greece
- Panoramic view of the Catholic quarter of Fira, Fira, Santorini island (Thira), Greece
- Panoramic view of Oia, Santorini island (Thira), Greece
- Panoramic view of Fira coast line, Santorini island (Thira), Greece
- Panoramic skies over Oia Santorini island (Thira), Greece
- Oian coast waters (panoramic landscape). Santorini island (Thira), Greece
- Oia
Ancient architecture
- Aegina, Temple of Aphaia
- Athens, Hephaisteion
- Near Athens, Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion
- Corinth, Roman thermae
- Crete, Knossos Palace of ancient king Minos
- Delphi, Tholos
- Dodona, ancient theatre
- Epidaurus, ancient theatre
- Naxos, Temple of Apollo or Portara
- Pella Macedonia, ancient ruins
- Rhodes, Acropolis stadium
- Rhodes, Acropolis of Lindos
- seven wonders of the ancient world
Medieval and religious architecture
- Athens,
Theotokos Gorgoepikoos and Ayios Eleytherios - Crete,
Arkadi Monastery - Crete,
Heraklion Cathedral - Mystras Palace, Peloponnese
- Paros,
Panagia Ekatondapyliani - Rhodes,
Avenue of the Knights - Syros,
Hermoupolis Cathedral - Thessaloniki,
Panagia Chalkeon - Tinos,
Panagia Evangelistria - Varlaam Monastery, Meteora
Architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Athens,
Parliament, formely Royal palace - Athens, Academy
- Rhodes, Building from the Italian era of the Island
- Athens, appartment house of the 1920s
- Thessaloniki,
Noesis Science Center&Technology Museum
Greek cuisine
- Greek salad
- Gigantes
- Pastitsio
- Koulouri on the streets of Athens
- An old restaurant in Athens
Traditional costumes
- Athens Evzones
- Crete Vraka
- Epirus Kourenta
- Macedonia Baltza
- Macedonia Roumlouki
Ancient art
- Fresco from Knossos palace.
- Poseidon
- Apollo of Olympia
- Aphrodite of Knidos
- Caryatides
- Sculptures of the east pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia.Olympia Archaeological Museum.
Modern Greek art
- Dominikos Theotokopoulos (El Greco, 1541-1614)
- Nikiforos Lytras (1832-1904)
- Georgios Jakobides (1853-1932)
- Ioannis Avramides
Σημαντικοί Έλληνες (Significant modern Greeks)
- Emmanuel Chrysoloras
- Dominikos Theotokopoulos (El Greco)
- Rigas Feraios
- Adamantios Korais
- Alexandros Ypsilantis
- Theodoros Kolokotronis
- Laskarina Bouboulina
- Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Georgios Jakobides
- Elefthterios Venizelos
- Constantin Cavafy
- Constantin Caratheodory
- Aristoteles Onassis
- Iannis Xenakis
- Cornelius Castoriadis
- Giorgos Seferis
- Angelos Sikelianos
- Nikos Engonopoulos
- Melina Mercouri
- Mikis Theodorakis