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           Traditional Cretan architecture

Stone is an original, natural material allowing “breathing” to a house and the 40-50cm wide walls offer a perfect, natural insulation to it. Cretan architecture was always harmonically adjusted to the natural environment of the island. In traditional Cretan architecture, we meet multiple elements of the architectural practice, having it’s origin from pre-historical times of the Minoans, the legendary Knossos palace and the vaulted tombs. Crete, Being the meeting point of the west and the orient preserving more elements from the Venetian period and the ottoman time on the island. These features have survived though out the centuries, to the present day, within the local traditional architecture. The indoor arches, outdoor and semi-outdoor spaces, lofts, small openings, the south-eastern orientation, were features of ancient Greek architecture as a heritage preserved in modern times.