It is a neoclassical building of the 19th century. The main building was built in 1858 on behalf of an Egyptian Merchant and expanded in the early 20th century. In 1884 it became property of the nuns of the Catholic Church and nowadays is property of the Technical University of Crete.
The headquarters Venizelos / Therisos Movement Headquarters
So called the headquarters of the Revolutionary Assembly in 1905, in Therisos, which organized the homonymous revolution against the authoritarian rule of the High Commissioner George. Nowadays, the building has been converted into a museum for the exposition of weapons, objects from that period and evidence of the revolutionary action of Eleftherios Venizelos.
