War History in Greece

A former military hospital is now used to study and preserve artifacts of the Acropolis.

This collection of artifacts represents one family's mission to record the horrors of World War II inflicted on their hometown.

This building displays the scars of the “Dekemvriana,” a dark time in modern Greek history.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

A solemn reminder of the infamous World War II war crime that massacred almost all the men in a small Greek town.

This once architecturally advanced housing complex is now a haven for squatters that still bears the scars of war.

This pink watchtower served as the seat of the Greek government after independence from the Turks.

The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.

A somber memorial at the site where hundreds of prisoners and civilians were executed in the aftermath of World War II.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.