Greece Mystras , The Palaces / Les Palais / Die Palaste / I Palazzi , Greek P.C.

Description: GREECE.MYSTRAS - LAKONIA - PELOPONNESE=============================The PalacesLes PalaisDie PalasteI PalazziLos Palacios=============================( New Greek Post Card ).ATTENTION:The card postal are modern.YOU WILL TAKE THAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTOGRAPH OF SALE. =============================Mystras - PeloponneseMystras was Byzantine city of the Peloponnese and is six kilometers northwest of Sparta. Today he is in ruins, although some have been restored buildings, such as palaces, and is a valuable source of knowledge of history, art and culture of the last two centuries of Byzantium. The story "the dead city" today Mystras starting from the mid-13th century, when completed the conquest of the Peloponnese by the Franks. In 1249, William II Villehardouin built the castle on the east side of Taygetus, on top of a hill with sharp and conical form called Mystras or Myzythras its shape or on the name of the former owner called Mizithras.The castle History After the defeat of the Franks at the battle of Pelagonia in 1259, the castle of Mystras ceded to the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus. Since 1262 he became a Byzantine general's office "sebastokrator" and then started the main historical era, which lasted two centuries. Residents of neighboring Lakedaimonos come and settle around the castle, which is why the residential area called country was fortified with a wall. Over time created new district, outside the wall, which was named under the country and also was protected by a wall. Since 1308 the administration system changing and generals are governors and officials in the mid-14th century Mystras becomes capital of the Byzantine Peloponnese. Thus was created the Despotate of Morea. Prudent Despots like Manuel Kantakouzenos, Theodore II Palaiologos, Constantine II Palaeologus, who later became the last emperor of Byzantium, contributed so Mystras to extend its authority throughout the Peloponnese and become a focus of political and intellectual life the empire and the center of the regeneration of literature and the arts. Sages, artists and scholars gathered in the courtyard of Despotou, greatest and more important than all the Gemistus Pletho.In 1460, Mystras surrendered to the Turks and since then begins its decline. During 1687-1715 Mystras, like all the Peloponnese, had the Venetians. And in 1770, during the revolution of Orlov, a small army of Greeks and Russians closed the Turkish garrison in the castle. Then the Turks townsfolk, though delivered with the condition to leave with their families, upon leaving exterminated by unruly Mani, only thanks to the then Bishop mes who entered the battle with the cross managed to hold Mani. In the revolution of 1821 the participation of Mystras is important. In 1825 he was sacked by the Egyptians Ibrahim and then gradually abandoned and founded the new Mystras, the current village at the foot of the hill. With the establishment of the Free State Authorities of Laconia province settled in dilapidated Mystras, but shortly after, in 1834, King Otto establishes the new city, Sparta, on the first development plan drawn up in Greece to then follow Gytheio at the request of residents of Mystras redesigned the city of Sparta by architects John Kapodistrias would send before his assassination. Since then they began to leave the Mistra and the last inhabitants. A couplet called around 1840 praised the neighboring villages, while reminding the abandonment of Mystras.=============================Payment instructions· Paypal prefered. Sign up for PayPal; the fast, easy, and secure way to pay online. · For any questions about payment and shipping instruction please don't hesitate to be in contact with me· Payment must be sent in 1 - 7 days of the end of sale Shipping Instructions and Cost · Items will shipped in the next 1 - 5 days after receiving the payment· Items shipped WORLDWIDE with Standard (Regular) letter : 7.50$ (at your own risk) · Items shipped WORLDWIDE with Registered letter : 10.00$ · Items with total value more than 30.00$ shipped only with Registered letter : 10.00$ · Please don't ask unregistered shipping for total value > 30.00$. · The shipping cost for any additional with carts item won is : +1.00$.· Shipping Insurance can be added for some countries but not USA. · At the end of your purchases, please ask me for invoice. · Please don't send individual payments for each item.· Day of receiving depends from Countrie's Distance (2-15 working days). If you don't receive beetween this time the item please inform me imediatelly.

Price: 4.5 USD

Location: Athens, Attiki

End Time: 2024-12-16T14:34:40.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10 USD