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1490 – Karyes mainstreet

Posted on December 24, 2013 by athosweblog

Mainstreet Karyes in september 2013. Photo by hvAlmost the same location in 1989. No cars, no electricity for the lamp. Photo by Wim.Again the same spot (?) with a policeman and two monks. Photo by R. Byron in 1928. Byron … Continue reading →

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1415 – Serdarides: the Greek police

Posted on June 13, 2013 by athosweblog

These pictures of policemen (Serdarides) in their typical uniforms are made in Karyes after 1912. Today there are policestations at the border, in Karyes and in the Sografou monastery. Sografou police station. hv

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1414 – St. Georgios kathisma

Posted on June 12, 2013 by athosweblog

These monks and one policeofficer are on the ro0f of Sografou monastery. In the background St. Georgios Kathisma. Photo shot in 1960.     Again the Kathisma of Georgeou and probably the monasteries roof were the photo above was taken. Photo by … Continue reading →

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