War Museum of Chania, Chania

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War Museum of Chania was a museum in Chania, Crete, Greece, annex of the War Museum of Athens. It was founded in July 1995. The museum exhibited photographs, war artifacts and other items from the national wars and revolutions of the Greek History. It was housed in a building, built in 1870 and designed by the Italian architect Makouzo, which in the past had been used as barracks by the Italian Army during World War II. On 7 Oct 2015 it was closed up and appeared to have been in this state for some time. There were no notices to say if the exhibitions had been moved elsewhere. On 22 July 2018, at 21:30 in the evening a fire broke out inside under unclear conditions. The building was completely destroyed, with no exhibits in place after being moved after an earthquake that had caused static problems in the building. ()

Local name: Πολεμικό Μουσείο Coordinates: 35°30'40"N, 24°1'30"E

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War Museum of Chania – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Archaeological Museum of Chania, Nautical Museum of Crete, Assumption Cathedral, Presentation of the Virgin Mary Cathedral.

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Museum displaying regional artifacts
Archaeological Museum of Chania, Chania
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Exhibits on Crete's naval history
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Church
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Church
Presentation of the Virgin Mary Cathedral, Chania
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Museum, History museum
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Synagogue
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City wall
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Nature, Hill
Kastelli Hill, Chania
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35°30'59"N • 24°1'4"E
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Art gallery, Museum
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Nearby attractions include Presentation of the Virgin Mary Cathedral, Chania (13 min walk), Archaeological Museum of Chania, Chania (14 min walk), Kastelli Hill, Chania (14 min walk), Assumption Cathedral, Chania (14 min walk).