Heraklion, the hinterland
An interactive web
portal for promotion of the cultural monuments, sights and local informations
of the Municipality of Heraklion that characterize the residential and natural
landscape, as well as its tourist product. As hinterland of the Municipality of
Heraklion are the municipal and the local communities that are located outside
the urban complex of the city of Heraklion and N. Alikarnassos. The purpose is
to promote the sights and the touristic attractions of the specific area of
Municipality.
Heraklion, a city a history
Through about 1850
fully documented photographs, 250 texts of archival material (Venetian -
Ottoman period, period of the Cretan State up to newspapers of the beginning of
the 20th century), 250 pages of A4 original texts, 45 minute video, audio and
narrations unfolds the history of Heraklion which develops in 7 sections:
History, Tradition, Chronology, Tour, the ... "I was there", the
Photographs and finally the "like Today" projects. The visitor is
guided and has a multilevel and varied information about the history of the
city and its cultural heritage such as monuments, historical sites, museums,
buildings, etc.
The entire portal is available in two languages, Greek and English.
The project "Electronic tour in the old town of Heraklion" was included in the Regional Operational Program of Crete 2000 - 2006 (Measure 4.4 "Intervention Sector 8.1: Infrastructure of the Information Society in Culture", funded with a total of € 150,000.00) and was officially presented in 2007.
The implementation of the project is signed by the Multimedia Laboratory of the University of Crete, which collaborated with stakeholders and investors that was responsible for this project, while its control and monitoring was the Department of Informatics and the Department of Old Town of the Municipality of Heraklion.
Gates of History, Gates of Culture
The Municipality of Heraklion and more specifically the Department of Protection and Promotion of the Old Town of Residential Ensembles & Venetian Walls in collaboration with the 6th High School (D. Beaufort Street) implemented the action entitled "Gates of History, Gates of Culture". The action was included in the framework of the Act: "CONFIGURATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AREA IN THE COMMON AREA OF SAMPIONARAS BASEMENT (D. BEAUFOR STREET)" and was financed by the Operational Program "Competitiveness & Entrepreneurship", of the programming period "NSRF 2007 -2013", co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
The action was mainly aimed at highlighting the gates of Chandakas through special publications (triptych, album, postcard) that took place with the active participation of the students of the 6th High School. Specifically, students under the guidance of an archaeologist and photographer learned about the monument and the basic principles of photography and experimented by photographing the gates of the Venetian fortifications themselves.
The finish of their effort and the presentation of the action in general was presented at a special event on September 4, 2015 in the Vitouri Gate.
Program:
ALBUM “Gates of history Gates of culture” in Greek and English version
TRIPTYCH GATE GUIDE in 3 languages (Greek, English and Russian)
CARD - POSTAL from the photos of the students who took part and the photographer
SEMINAR and PHOTOGRAPHY of the portals by the students
PHOTO EXHIBITION at the Vittouri Gate
SOUND AND PICTURE EVENT
Citizen of Heraklion
The Municipality of Heraklion created the application "Citizen of Heraklion" for mobile devices. The application, which works on iOS and Android, is available for free and includes the following sections:
The problem is reported immediately or if there is no network connection, they are stored and submitted to the next phase. View status for problems submitted by the user
10. Public Parking Spaces for the Disabled
Finally, the application allows citizens to be informed using the Push Notifications service
Α. Heraklion of Venetian domination - A dynamic virtual tour application
Heraklion of Venetian domination, the Candia of 1640, comes alive through a dynamic virtual tour application that allows the user (resident, visitor, educational community) to travel digitally in time and space and to acquire multi-level and varied information in Greek and English . The innovation of this action lies in the fact that the screen of the user's portable device is transformed into a "window" over time. As the application user moves within the boundaries of the old city, through specific routes, the Venetian Candia unfolds in front of him. Using the GPS, the compass and the gyroscope, the city with its monuments, either existing today or otherwise lost or lost over time, comes alive on the user's screen. An "experiential" physical and real-time guided tour of the historic city center through new technologies and three-dimensional photorealistic representations. Texts, photographic material, narratives, offer more information about the city's monuments or some of its particular points.
Β. Modern City Guide
A
modern electronic city guide for smart mobile devices (tablet,
smartphones, android, iOs), where the user, depending on his or her
interests and time, can navigate the city's attractions through an
attractive aesthetics environment, with rich photographic material, texts and acoustic guided tours.
The top ten and "auto tour" of the city ...
For those who do not have the time, the "top ten" offers the city's
most important attractions, while the "automatic sightseeing tour"
informs them of the monuments that are on their way.
With
the "Museums" option, visitors have a full guide to the museums of the
city and the surrounding area, while for those looking for the city's
specifics, they are offered walks in areas of particular interest,
points beating the heart of the city day and night. In
the sections "Venetian fortification" and "Venetian Harbor", the user
knows from near the Venetian town, the Candia that was the capital of
the kingdom of Crete.
More mobile applications for Heraklion City:
