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The landmark of Nea Fokaia is the Byzantine tower of St. Paul, on the hill beside the port. According to tradition, it was there that Saint Paul secretly baptized Christians when visiting this place. In 1407 the land was donated to a monastery, so the tower is believed to have been built a little later.
The height of the stone tower is 17 meters. Right next to is the church of Agioi Apostoloi (Saint Apostles), built in 1868.
Ruins of Efkarpia Byzantine tower
Ruins of a big tower in the fields 3km east of the village Efkarpia of Serres region, 850m from the west bank of Strymon river.
The tower is not mentioned in Byzantine or other historic sources. We know that in this area existed a proastion (settlement) which in 1299 was granted by emperor Andronicos II Palaiologos to the Monastery of Chilandar of Mount Athos.
So, most probably, this was a monastic tower similar to the towers of Chlakidiki, the purpose of which was to protect and serve the various dependencies of the monasteries of Mount Athos. The type of construction and the little that we know about the history of the region date the tower around the middle of the 14th century.
The layout of the tower is almost a square with internal dimensions 6.5m✖7.0m, wall thickness 2m, preserved at the maximum height of 7m.
I took a photo that I took of my beloved Mr. Purry Furry lazing in the sun to Deep Dream Generator. The result is a mosaic that is reminiscent of Byzantine/Roman mosaics. Mr. Purry Furry died in 2017, but I think that this image of him really captures his character perfectly.
"Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are God."
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Wadi Rum (Arabic: وادي رم) also known as The Valley of the Moon (Arabic: وادي القمر) is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern Jordan 60 km (37 mi) to the east of Aqaba; it is the largest wadi in Jordan. Wadi Rum is Arabic for "Roman Valley", or "Valley of the Rûm", as the Greeks (or East Romans) were called in the early Byzantine era by Arab people, probably referring to Christian Byzantine monastic or ascetic communities in the area, for which they were also known as "monks of the desert", before the expansion of the Rashidun Caliphat
Omorfokklisia ("beautiful church") is a 12th-century Byzantine church in the northeastern suburbs of Athens. Dedicated to St. George.
Stavropoleos Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Stavropoleos), also known as Stavropoleos Church (Romanian: Biserica Stavropoleos) during the last century when the monastery was dissolved, is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for nuns in central Bucharest, Romania. Its church is built in Brâncovenesc style. The patrons of the church (the saints to whom the church is dedicated) are St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel. The name Stavropoleos is a Romanian rendition of a Greek word, Stauropolis, meaning "The city of the Cross". One of the monastery's constant interests is Byzantine music, expressed through its choir and the largest collection of Byzantine music books in Romania.
Crkva Sv. Luke
Podignuta je za vrijeme vladavine srpske dinastije Nemanjic, krajem XII vijeka. Do polovine XVII vijeka crkva sv.Luke bila je katolicki hram, da bi nakon rata sa Turcima postala pravoslavni crkveni objekat, jer se broj pravoslavnog zivlja u Kotoru naglo povecao. Ipak, katolicki vjernici u tom hramu svoj oltar su imali do polovine XIX vijeka.
The church of Sveti Luka (St. Luke) in Kotor on the square Piazza Greca has the traits of both Roman and Byzantine architecture. This church is the only edifice in town, which has not suffered significant damages during the earthquake in 1979. The church of Sveti Luka (St. Luke) was painted immediately after the construction of which only the fragments on the south wall remained. Daskal Dimitrij the founder of Boka Kotorska painting school Rafailovic did the iconostasis of the church from XVII century. This used to be a Catholic school, more precisely until the middle of XVII century, but later because of the wars and the arrival of the Orthodox people in Kotor it was given to Orthodox believers for use and it represents a testimony about the harmonious co-existence of Catholic and Orthodox people. The church today is significant because of the fact that it has two altars, a Catholic and an Orthodox one. The floor in the church was made of tomb panels on joined graves of citizens of Kotor, because until 1930’s the burring were held in the church itself.
Another shot framing San Vitale interiors. This has been taken from the presbytery floor looking up and outside.
Christ is described at Chora as "Land of the Living"
[Χώρα των ζώντων]
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Medieval Byzantine Nativity chant (Kathismata of Christmas).
Title: "Μυστήριο ξένον" (Wondrous Mystery)
Service: Matins of Nativity
Performers: Greek Byzantine Choir
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inner narthex dome with Genealogy of Christ
from the Cycle of Christ's Infancy and Ministry
Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul
www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/html/bu...
Chora Museum, Chora Monastery (Contantinople)
Μονή της Χώρας, Μουσείο Χώρας, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, Kariye Kilisesi, Istanbul
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church
www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/
www.byzantium1200.com/chora.html
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-st-savior-in-...
www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/moving-image-collecti...
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The Orthodox Cathedral, also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral, is dedicated to the Three Holy Hierarchs, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom.
Built on an area of 1,542 m2, it has 11 towers, of which the central one has a height of 90.5 m. The cathedral is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments. It was constructed between 1936-1956. The architectural style is neo-Moldavian, based on Romanian Orthodox, late Renaissance, Ottoman and Byzantine architecture elements, such as niches under the eaves, ribbed star vaulting in the interior and lacquered discs in a variety of colors. The plan shape of the cathedral is the typical Byzantine one, in the shape of a cross, the interior being divided into narthex, pronaos, naos and altar. (Wikipedia)
🇫🇷 La Cathédrale Catholique St Jean Baptiste
Cette cathédrale de Santorin contraste beaucoup avec ses voisines byzantines. Elle possède une tour avec une horloge qui domine fièrement la ville. L’intérieur est joliment décoré sans grande prétention avec de grands portraits religieux encadrés de piliers. Le dôme de l’intérieur est bleu lilas et les murs ne sont pas blancs comme la plupart des églises de l’île, mais orange et crème.
La cathédrale est située dans le quartier catholique de Fira et est dédiée à Saint Jean, le Baptiste. L’église a été gravement endommagée par le tremblement de terre en 1956, mais elle a été rénovée en 1975.
historique et vue plus grande flic.kr/p/2qwuLx3
🇬🇧 The Catholic Cathedral
Santorini's cathedral stands in stark contrast to its Byzantine neighbours. Its clock tower proudly dominates the town. The interior is beautifully decorated without much pretension, with large religious portraits framed by pillars. The interior dome is lilac blue and the walls are not white like most of the island's churches, but orange and cream.
The cathedral is located in the Catholic district of Fira and is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. The church was badly damaged by the 1956 earthquake, but was renovated in 1975.
history and bigger view
🇬🇷, Ο Καθολικός Καθεδρικός Ναός
Αυτός ο καθεδρικός ναός στη Σαντορίνη έρχεται σε μεγάλη αντίθεση με τους βυζαντινούς γείτονές του. Έχει έναν πύργο με ένα ρολόι που κυριαρχεί περήφανα στην πόλη. Ο εσωτερικός χώρος είναι όμορφα διακοσμημένος χωρίς πολλές επικρίσεις με μεγάλα θρησκευτικά πορτρέτα πλαισιωμένα από κολώνες. Ο τρούλος εσωτερικά είναι λιλά μπλε και οι τοίχοι δεν είναι λευκοί όπως οι περισσότερες εκκλησίες του νησιού, αλλά πορτοκαλί και κρεμ.
Ο καθεδρικός ναός βρίσκεται στην καθολική συνοικία των Φηρών και είναι αφιερωμένος στον Άγιο Ιωάννη τον Βαπτιστή. Η εκκλησία υπέστη σοβαρές ζημιές από τον σεισμό του 1956, αλλά ανακαινίστηκε το 1975.
ιστορικό και μεγαλύτερη προβολή flic.kr/p/2qwuLx3
🇩🇪 Die katholische Kathedrale
Diese Kathedrale von Santorin steht in starkem Kontrast zu ihren byzantinischen Nachbarn. Es hat einen Turm mit einer Uhr, der stolz die Stadt dominiert. Der Innenraum ist schön und ohne großen Anspruch mit großen, von Säulen eingerahmten religiösen Porträts dekoriert. Die Innenkuppel ist lilablau und die Wände sind nicht weiß wie die meisten Kirchen auf der Insel, sondern orange und cremefarben.
Die Kathedrale liegt im katholischen Viertel von Fira und ist dem Heiligen Johannes dem Täufer geweiht. Durch das Erdbeben im Jahr 1956 wurde die Kirche schwer beschädigt, sie wurde jedoch 1975 renoviert.
Verlauf und größere Ansicht
🇪🇸 La Catedral Católica
Esta catedral de Santorini contrasta enormemente con sus vecinas bizantinas. Tiene una torre con reloj que domina orgullosa la ciudad. El interior está muy bien decorado sin muchas pretensiones con grandes retratos religiosos enmarcados por columnas. La cúpula interior es de color azul lila y las paredes no son blancas como la de la mayoría de las iglesias de la isla, sino de color naranja y crema.
La catedral está situada en el barrio católico de Fira y está dedicada a San Juan Bautista. La iglesia resultó gravemente dañada por el terremoto de 1956, pero fue renovada en 1975.
Historial y vista más amplia
🇮🇹 La Cattedrale Cattolica
Questa cattedrale di Santorini è in netto contrasto con le vicine chiese bizantine. Ha una torre con un orologio che domina orgogliosamente la città. L'interno è ben decorato senza troppe pretese, con grandi ritratti religiosi incorniciati da pilastri. La cupola interna è di colore blu lilla e le pareti non sono bianche come nella maggior parte delle chiese dell'isola, ma arancioni e crema.
La cattedrale si trova nel quartiere cattolico di Fira ed è dedicata a San Giovanni Battista. La chiesa fu gravemente danneggiata dal terremoto del 1956, ma fu ristrutturata nel 1975.
cronologia e visualizzazione più ampia
Byzantine church, the original building which is cruciform church with a dome, which is supported on four columns with Roman capitals. Built in the 11th century in honor of the Virgin and in remembrance of the Entry of the Temple of the Lord.
In 1834 the church risked to destroy trying restoration and landscaping of the capital of the newly established Greek state, but was saved at the last minute by the intervention of the father of King Otto, Ludwig of Bavaria.
Βυζαντινή εκκλησία, το αρχικό κτίριο είναι σταυροειδής ναός με τρούλο, που στηρίζεται σε τέσσερις κίονες με ρωμαϊκά κιονόκρανα. Χτισμένο τον 11ο αιώνα προς τιμήν της Παναγίας και σε ανάμνηση των Εισοδίων της Θεοτόκου.
Το 1834 η εκκλησία κινδύνευε να καταστρέψει την προσπάθεια αποκατάστασης και εξωραϊσμού της πρωτεύουσας του νεοσύστατου ελληνικού κράτους, αλλά σώθηκε την τελευταία στιγμή χάρις στην παρέμβαση του πατέρα του βασιλιά Όθωνα, Λουδοβίκου της Βαυαρίας.
An important castle of north Greece on top of a hill in a very beautiful landscape. Although it is a big castle and very close to a road with heavy traffic, it is not easily visible. Moreover, it is not open to the public.
History
Excavations carried out on the hill and its environs have revealed traces of human presence since Neolithic times; on the basis of their construction and associated finds, the building walls and abutments unearthed in the southwest section of the castle date to the Hellenistic period. Rentina lies close to the settlement of Arethousa, which went into decline from the 6th century onwards. According to one interpretation, Rentina may take its name from the nearby staging post (mutatio) called Peridipidis (genitive: Peripidinis).
The fortifications at Rentina are reasonably well preserved, as are the impressive remains of a settlement that may well be Artemision Castle, referred to by Procopius in his work On Buildings as having acquired fortifications in the time of Justinian. Nevertheless, research findings to date indicate that the first fortifications, which included water cisterns capable of supporting a small guard, should be dated to the mid-4th century. Under Justinian the wall was reinforced with towers and equipped with a large cistern on the level ground in the citadel.
In mid-Byzantine times the wall was rebuilt to serve as fortifications for a settlement founded in the first half-decade of the 10th century, when it was seat of the Diocese of Lete and Rentina. At that time a church was built over the ruins of the then defunct cistern on the citadel, together with accommodation for the bishop and his retinue. By the end of the same century several houses had been erected in the lower town, following the line of the old wall and on stepped terraces. A third wall then surrounded the settlement from the most vulnerable section to the west, where a tower was built. Wood remains from the interior of this have been carbon dated to around 980 AD.
After 1204 the settlement was surrendered to the rulers of the Frankish Kingdom of Thessalonica. As indicated by the large number of contemporary coins found in excavations, they appear to have installed a permanent guard, with the obvious aim of controlling the Plain of Thessalonica and the Strymonic Gulf.
In 1242 John Vatatzes took the castle while marching on Thessalonica, since, as George Acropolites would have it, the Franks abandoned their position without a fight. News of the inhabitants of Rentina in the 13th and 14th century is contained in legal documents held by monasteries on Mount Athos, where mention is made of lands, mills and houses in the area. In the first half-decade of the 14th century a small cruciform church was built inside the eastern enclosure, possibly in connection with an infant and child cemetery.
In the mid-14th century it appears that the inhabitants gradually abandoned the settlement, which passed successively into the hands of Serbs, Greeks and then Turks. The arrival of Turkish Yuruks in the area probably led the greater part of the population to seek the safety of larger centres, the most prominent of which was Volvi. The few coins excavated from that time up until the mid-16th century are illustrative of the decline of the once flourishing settlement at Rentina, confirming the existence of a small-scale farm on the same site.
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brickwork vaulting over the diaconicon
Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul
Chora Museum, Chora Monastery (Contantinople)
Μονή της Χώρας, Μουσείο Χώρας, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, Kariye Kilisesi, Istanbul
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church
www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/
www.byzantium1200.com/chora.html
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-st-savior-in-...
www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/moving-image-collecti...
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Church of the Paregoretissa (Greek: Παναγία ἠ Παρηγορήτισσα, "Panagia of Consolation") ( 13th-century) in Arta, Greece
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exposed gallery brickwork vaulting
Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus, Constantinople
present Küçük Ayasofya Mosque [Little Hagia Sophia] Istanbul
Küçük Ayasofya Camii
Kumkapı neighborhood, Fatih district, Istanbul
www.3dmekanlar.com/en/small-ayasofya-mosque-2.html
Eκκλησία τῶν Άγίων Σεργίου καί Βάκχου, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Μικρή Αγία Σοφία
Main structure completed in 536
Architects Isidorus of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Hagia_Sophia
www.byzantium1200.com/sergio.html
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-church-of-sts...
The church of San Vitale dates back to the 6th Century and was begun during the Empire of Justinian, arrived from Constantinople between 525 and 532.
Built A.D. 547, San Vitale church is one of the most important examples of early Christian Byzantine Art and Architecture, although not of traditional architectural basilica form.
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exposed gallery brickwork vaulting
Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus, Constantinople
present Küçük Ayasofya Mosque [Little Hagia Sophia] Istanbul
Küçük Ayasofya Camii
Kumkapı neighborhood, Fatih district, Istanbul
www.3dmekanlar.com/en/small-ayasofya-mosque-2.html
Eκκλησία τῶν Άγίων Σεργίου καί Βάκχου, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Μικρή Αγία Σοφία
Main structure completed in 536
Architects Isidorus of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Hagia_Sophia
www.byzantium1200.com/sergio.html
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-church-of-sts...