The reopening, coinciding with the start of the island’s tourism season, transforms the museum into a modern cultural hub, showcasing Santorini’s rich heritage to a global audience.
For nearly 1,500 years, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia has stood as a testament to resilience, surviving empires, earthquakes, and shifting roles as a cathedral, mosque, museum, and mosque again.
Διεθνής επιστημονική μελέτη με επικεφαλής ερευνήτρια του Εθνικού Αστεροσκοπείου Αθηνών, προτείνει μία νέα προσέγγιση στον υπολογισμό πρόβλεψης σεισμικού κινδύνου ενώ αναλύει την επαναληψιμότητά μεγασεισμών (Μ>6) σε ενεργά ρήγματα παγκοσμίως.
This event follows a series of earthquakes in February that prompted Santorini to declare a state of emergency due to unusual seismic activity.
No major damage has been reported, but Crete, one of Europe’s most earthquake-prone regions, remains on high alert for potential aftershocks. In September 2021, a 6.3 magnitude quake near Heraklion devastated villages, damaged hundreds of homes, and displaced families, while another tremor in October 2021 claimed one life and injured over a dozen people.
The first estimates for the cracks in Voutes Heraklion are related to ground ruptures about 150 meters long, said Professor Efthimios Lekkas, chairman of the Permanent Special Scientific Committee for Earthquake Risk Assessment
