The National Gallery has put together a special, two-part exhibition dedicated to the heroes of the Greek War of Independence.
1821 ANNIVERSARY
A new exhibition has opened at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, showcasing 70 traditional costumes from the 19th century, many relating to the heroes of the Greek Revolution of 1821.
Following a successful run at the Benaki in Athens, the Teloglion Foundation (teloglion.gr) is presenting the fascinating collection of the Anthony E. Comninos Foundation.
The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) on Thursday carried out more than 10,000 rapid tests for Covid-19 at 172 sites across the country.
It’s strange, but in comparison to the Greek War of Independence, whose bicentennial was celebrated last year but did not seem to stir much public enthusiasm for history, the 100-year anniversary of the 1922 Asia Minor Catastrophe has prompted a lot of often intense debate.
Patients and staff had to be evacuated after a fire broke out at the Baliki Rum Hospital in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district on Thursday.
The Academy of Athens is hosting an exhibition on the Greek Revolution of 1821, presenting rare letters and manuscripts from prominent figures of the Greek Enlightenment, works of art, maps, and items associated with Lord Byron and the Philhellenic movement.
Thousands of people lined the streets in central Athens as fighter jets flew overhead and tanks rolled down the street outside Parliament during the Independence Day parade Friday, the first to be open to spectators in two years as coronavirus restrictions ease.
The 1821 revolution serves as “a timeless example for all the peoples of the world” as it “teaches us that even a small nation can defeat a mighty empire when it declares ‘Liberty or Death’ on its flag,” the main opposition SYRIZA leader said.
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou marked Greek Independence Day on Friday saying that the 1821 revolution against the Ottoman Empire serves as an inspiration for modern-day Greeks seeking to safeguard the country’s territorial integrity.
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has acknowledged the role of Greece, “a key partner and NATO ally,” in advancing the two countries’ “shared goals for people and stability” in the eastern Mediterranean and beyond.
Greek fighter sets fly over the military parade commemorating Greek Independence Day in Athens, Friday.
Children watch the military parade commemorating Greek Independence Day in Athens, Friday.
A woman with her sons, dressing in traditional costumes, walks next to army tanks before the military parade commemorating Greek Independence Day in Athens, Friday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday stressed his government’s efforts to ease the squeeze on households as the war in Ukraine continues to wreak havoc on energy markets, while reiterating his call for a common EU strategy on natural gas procurement.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Friday that Greece’s thoughts are with the ethnic Greeks in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, as he issued a message to mark Greek Independence Day.
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