The Church of Saint Nicholas (Greek: Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Νικολάου) is a Greek Orthodox church located in the Splanzia square in the town of Chania, Crete, Greece. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.

The Church of Agios Nikolaos built 700 years ago as a Catholic Church and converted to a Mosque during the Turkish occupation of the island; the Mosque Minaret still stands intact, was converted back to an Orthodox Christian Church.

Nov 15, 2024 · Agios Nikolaos Church is a stunning Byzantine church located in the historic Venetian harbor of Chania, Crete. This iconic landmark, with its distinctive Venetian Gothic architecture, is a testament to the city’s rich cultural heritage.

The church of Agios Nikolaos is located in a small bay, where ships anchored during the Byzantine and Venetian periods. It is a single-aisled church with a dome, and was most probably built before the Arab conquest of Crete in 827-828. Two layers of frescoes adorn its interior walls.

A church with a minaret together with a belfry? Find it in Chania. The church of Agios Nikolaos, located in Splantzia Square, was built before 1320, during the Venetian period, as a monastery of the Dominican Order.

It is a beautiful little church, whose whole official name is ‘Agios Nikólaos Naos’ and which is one of the oldest religious buildings on the island. It was opened in the 9th. Built in the 17th century, it is situated on a hill of a peninsula that projects into the sea north of Agios Nikólaos.

The church of Agios Nikolaos (St Nicholas) in Splantzia square (nowadays known as 1821 square) was built by the Venetians as a convent of the old Dominican friary. The building of the church commenced in 1205 and was completed in 1320.

The modern church of Agios Nikolaos was built on the site of an earlier smaller one, which had been designed by the Bavarian architect C. Lorenzen in 1844, as the simple single-aisled basilica in the settlement of Hydraioi did not meet the needs of the population.

East of Splatzia Square of the old city of Chania is located the church of Agios Nikolaos, which was built before 1320, during the Venetian Period, as monastery of Dominican Order. During the Venetian period it constituted the most important church of the city.

Church of Agios Nikolaos The well-hidden small chapel of Agios Nikolaos is located on a hillside of Laimos, next to the nautical club of Vouliagmeni. The story states that the chapel, was constructed by the sculptor Nikolaos Xenos in 1947.