Chios - Korais Library

The Korais Library is the third largest in Greece, with 140,000 volumes. The library is named after the Chios-born scholar Adamantios Korais (1748-1833), who later worked in Paris. In the same building is the Argentis family's large collection of paintings and folk art, presented to Chios by Filippos Argentis (bust in front of the building); the collection also includes a wealth of material on the history of Chios.