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The church of Hagioi Theodoroi at Klauthmonos Square, Athens.

Monastery of Arkadi, Rethymno province.

1. Plan of early Byzantine basilica at Loutsa, close to Foinikounta, Messenia. 2, 3. Roman ruins at Loutra, close to Foinikounta, Messenia.

Section and plan of the Byzantine monastery of Panagia Samarina at Androusa.

View of the Byzantine monastery of Panagia Samarina at Androusa.

1. View of Carytaina. 2. The bridge of Carytaina, Byzantine monument of the 15th century.

View of ancient Corinth with the Temple of Apollo and Acrocorinth.

The Library of Hadrian, Athens, with the now-lost small church of Hagios Asomatos “sta Skalia”.

William Parler, Admiral of the British Navy, and head of the Piraeus blockade operation following the Don Pacifico affair, leaves Corfu for Cephalonia.

The Ottoman clocktower and the Byzantine castle of Arta. April 1854.

View of the town of Corfu from Kanoni (location of the city cannon), 1859. The Old Fortress, in the background.

The Old fortress of Corfu, 1859.

Port of Patras, 1861. On the right, the walls of the city fortress.

Port of Patras, 1861. On the right, the city fortress.

The Ottoman army attacks the monastery of Arcadi, Crete, November 1866.

The monastery of Arcadi, after the being blown up by the Cretans besieged inside, 1866.

The castle of Mytilene, Lesbos, 1867.

Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII of England) leaving Athens, 1875. In the background, Kapnikarea church and Ermou street.

View of ancient Corinth with Acrocorinth and the temple of Apollo.

The castle of Arta.

Monastery of Simonos Petras, Mount Athos.

The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian on Patmos island.

The cave of Cave of Saint John the Theologian, or Cave of the Apocalypse, on Patmos island.

Ancient Corinth with the temple of Apollo and Acrocorinth.

Top: Panoramic view of Istanbul from Pera. Bottom: Panoramic view of Pera.

Reconstruction of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In the foreground, the Sultan and his suite on their way out of the palace.

Imaginary depiction of the castle of Yedikule or Heptapyrgion (a prison in the Ottoman era), in Istanbul.

View of the town of Corfu. On the left, part of the Old Fortress. On the background, on the right, the New Fortress.

View of the Acroceraunian mountains (Albania) from Corfu. In the background, the town of Corfu with the Old and New Fortresses.

The temple of Apollo at ancient Corinth. In the background the Acrocorinth.

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