1821 Square (Platia ) (Chania)
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1821 Square (Platia)
Platia 1821 was to the Turks what Sindrivani was to the Christians, a central meeting place. Under the square there is a partially excavated Turkish bath and a large Venetian cistern. This cistern is said to have held enough water for the city for six months. The cistern became obsolete after the earthquake of 1595 changed the course of the stream that fed it. It may be significant that the San Rocco (the saint protector against cholera) Church was built here. There is a memorial plaque to Bishop Melhisedek in the platia. The Turks, fearing an uprising, hanged him from the plane tree in 1821.
Platia 1821 was to the Turks what Sindrivani was to the Christians, a central meeting place. Under the square there is a partially excavated Turkish bath and a large Venetian cistern. This cistern is said to have held enough water for the city for six months. The cistern became obsolete after the earthquake of 1595 changed the course of the stream that fed it. It may be significant that the San Rocco (the saint protector against cholera) Church was built here. There is a memorial plaque to Bishop Melhisedek in the platia. The Turks, fearing an uprising, hanged him from the plane tree in 1821.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 35°30'58"N 24°1'17"E
- Koum-Kapi 0.3 km
- Τopanas 0.7 km
- Western trough of the old city 0.8 km
- 13th Elementary School 1.4 km
- Tabakaria 1.5 km
- “Nea Hora” 1.8 km
- Sanatori 1.9 km
- Pelekapina 2.9 km
- National Shooting Gallery of Chania 7.8 km
- Pervolitsa 16 km
- Old town of Chania 0.2 km
- The Chania harbour 0.3 km
- Ano Koum Kapi 0.7 km
- “Nea Hora” 1.2 km
- Monte Smith 2.4 km
- Kokkino Metochi 2.6 km
- Vamvakopoulo 3.7 km
- Gulf of Chania 12 km
- Peripheral unit of Chania 13 km
- Crete 85 km