- The Municipal Gallery of Heraklion is hosted in the Basilica of Saint Mark in the center of Heraklion, just opposite the famous Lions’ fountain.
- St. Mark's Basilica historical timeline. 828 AD: Relics of Saint Mark brought from Alexandria, Egypt, to a temporary shelter in Venice.
- Saint Mark's Basilica. The church of St. Mark, dedicated to the patron saint of Venice was the official church of the Venetian city of Heraklion (Candia).
- The basilica was dedicated to the Venetian patron St Mark. During the Ottoman rule it was converted into the Mosque.
- The Basilica of St. Mark was built in 1239, and after the Ottoman conquest of Crete it was converted into a mosque and remained so until 1915.
- The Basilica of Saint Mark is one of the most important Venetian buildings-monuments in Heraklion. Today it houses the city’s Municipal Art Gallery.
- When the Turks took over the city - Kastro -, the church of St. Mark was given to Defterdar Ahmet Passa who converted it into a mosque, named after him.
- A temple dedicated to the patron saint of Venice, St. Mark, could not be missing from the Venetian-occupied Heraklion.
- Discover the wonderful St. Mark’s Basilica with their fascinating history, curiosities, useful information and other magnificent museums of Venice.
- It’s one of the largest churches in Greece and one of the most important Venetian monuments in Heraklion. The Basilica of Saint Mark has a plain facade...