Art History Image Library Photo Number / GRCYSTR00286
Akrotiri of Thera, Greece
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GRCYSTR00286

Minoan town of Aktrotiri was frozen in time around 1450 BC by a cataclysmic eruption of the island's volcano. Today, it has been partially excavated and is protected from the sun inside a large shed on the Island of Santorini.