Editing Aegina (section)

==Landmarks==
[[File:Aegina port.jpg|thumb|centre|600px|Panorama of Aegina's port.]]
[[File:Aegina harbour 1.jpg|thumb|View of the port.]]
[[File:Εμπορικό Καλντερίμι στην Αίγινα.jpg|thumb|Traditional street in the town]]
[[File:Agios-nectarios-aegina.jpg|thumb|The cathedral of [[Nectarios of Aegina|Saint Nectarios of Aegina]].]]
[[File:Aigina.JPG|thumb|Aegina town centre.]]
[[File:Ioannis Capodistrias bust Karakatsanis 1887 Aegina Greece.jpg|thumb|140px|A bust of Kapodistrias]]
{{Main|Temple of Aphaea}}

* '''[[Temple of Aphaea]]''', dating from about 490 BC, it is the oldest surviving temple in Greece.<ref>A. R. Burn, History of Greece, Pelican, {{ISBN|0140207929}} p 201</ref> It was dedicated to its namesake, a goddess who was later associated with [[Athena]]; the temple was part of an equilateral holy triangle of temples including the Athenian [[Parthenon]] and the temple of [[Poseidon]] at [[Sounion]].{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
* '''Monastery of Agios Nectarios''', dedicated to [[Nectarios of Aegina]], a recent saint of the [[Greek Orthodox Church]].
* A statue in the principal square commemorates '''[[Ioannis Kapodistrias]]''' (1776–1831), the first administrator of free modern Greece. 
* '''The Orphanage of Kapodistrias''' is a large building, known locally as ''The Prison'' (Οι Φυλακές, Oi Filakes), constructed in 1828–29 by Ioannis Kapodistrias as a home for children orphaned as a result of the Greek War of Independence. The building also housed schools, vocational workshops, the National Public Library, the National Archaeological Museum, a military academy, the National Printing Office and the National Conservatory for Choir and Orchestra. From about 1880 it was used as a prison, and housed political prisoners during the Greek Junta (1967–1974) - hence its local name. There are currently plans to restore the building as a museum.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kapodistrian Orphanage |url=http://www.discoveraegina.gr/en/past-aegina/kapodistriaka-aegina/1164/ |publisher=Municipality of Aegina (Δήμος Αίγινας) |access-date=10 August 2020 |archive-date=25 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425095344/http://www.discoveraegina.gr/en/past-aegina/kapodistriaka-aegina/1164/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''The Tower of Markellos''' was probably built during the second Venetian occupation, 1687–1714, as a watch tower in anticipation of a Turkish siege. A castle, fortified walls and numerous watchtowers were built at this time. The tower was abandoned after the Turkish occupation of 1714, until revolutionary leader Spyros Markellos bought the tower as his residence in around 1802. In 1826-28 it was the headquarters of the temporary government of the embryonic Greek state. It subsequently was used as a police headquarters and housed various government agencies until it was abandoned again in the mid 19th century. It is currently owned by the Municipality of Aegina.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tower of Markellos |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tower-of-markellos |publisher=Atlas Obscura}}</ref>
* '''Temple of Zeus Hellanios''', near the village of Pachia Rachi, is a 13th-century Byzantine church, built on the ruins of the ancient temple to Zeus Hellanios, built in the 4th century BC.  The staircase leading up to the church, some of the original walls, and loose stones from the earlier temple remain.
* '''Colona''', Located to the north of the town of Aegina.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aegina island|url=https://www.in2greece.com/english/places/summer/islands/aegina.htm }}</ref> Acropolis with the sanctuary of Apollo and [[Byzantine architecture|Byzantine]] settlement. The name Colona was given by the Venetian sailors, who used the columns of the pavilion of the Doric temple of [[Apollo]] (6x11 columns) as a sign of orientation. The foundations and one column from the rear building are preserved. The temple with the buildings related to the function of the sanctuary dominates the ancient [[acropolis]] on the hill. It was built at the end of the 6th century when Aegina, one of the most important commercial centers, emerged as a rival of Athens. Excavations from the 19th century onwards made it clear that the architectural remains of the archaic-[[Hellenistic period|Hellenistic]] acropolis, which are only partially preserved, are based on the impressive buildings of the prehistoric era, with at least ten successive building phases.