about Chania
The capture of the city by the Turks (1645-1898), created a new situation. The large churches and Venetian monasteries were converted into mosques, as well as new ones were built, such as Kucuk Hasan Mosque in the harbour.
In 1898, Chania was turned into the capital of the semi-autonomous Cretan State under the Great Powers' eye. Thanks to the efforts of the great politician Eleftherios Venizelos, Chania and the rest of Crete were formally united with the rest of Greece in 1913. Since that date, Crete has shared in the fortunes of the Greek state, and Chania has gradually reverted to a status of a provincial town.
