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The Daphni Monastery fell into decline after it was sacked by Frankish crusaders in 1205. The region became part of the Duchy of Athens under Othon de la Roche. Othon gave the Daphni Monastery to the Cistercian Abbey of Bellevaux, [4] who added their own cloister and twin pointed arches in the Gothic style to the façade of the church. The ...
Tzistarakis Mosque (Greek: Τζαμί Τζισταράκη, Turkish: Cizderiye Camii) is an Ottoman mosque, built in 1759, in Monastiraki Square, central Athens, Greece. It is now functioning as an annex of the Museum of Greek Folk Art .
Dafni also refers to the Daphni Monastery, located here; Dafni, Boeotia, part of the municipal unit of Dervenochori, Boeotia; Dafni, Corfu, part of the municipal unit of Agios Georgios, Corfu; Dafni, Corinthia, part of the municipality of Nemea, Corinthia; in Elis: Dafni, Amaliada, part of the municipal unit of Amaliada
The Daphni Cave at Daphni Monastery near Athens in Attica. The Davelis Cave on Mount Penteli near Athens in Attica. The Phyle Cave on Mount Parnes near Fyli (Phyle) in Attica. The Vari Cave on Mount Hymettus near Vari in Attica. The Cave of Pan at Thasos; In other countries: The Cave of Pan at Banias in the Golan Heights, Israel
Salah, ritual Islamic prayer, prescribed five times daily: Fajr – the dawn prayer. It is a two Rakat Salaah. Dhuhr – the early afternoon prayer. It is a four Rakat Salaah. Asr – the late afternoon prayer. It is a four Rakat Salaah. Maghrib – the sunset prayer. It is a three Rakat Salaah. Isha'a – the night prayer. It is a four Rakat ...
It appears that the Kapnikarea church may have originally been the katholikon of a monastery. Presently, the building is formed by a complex of three different units attached together; these units were built in succession: a) the largest south church dedicated to the Presentation of Mary to the Temple, b) the chapel of St Barbara on the northern side; and c) the exonarthex with the propylon to ...
Map of the Athonite peninsula. Dafni, view from the sea. Dafni (Greek: Δάφνη) is a small settlement on Mount Athos.It is located on the southern coast of the Athonite peninsula between Xeropotamou Monastery and Simonopetra Monastery.
Nea Moni (Greek: Νέα Μονή, lit."New Monastery") is an 11th-century monastery on the island of Chios that has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.It is located on the Provateio Oros Mt. in the island's interior, about 15 km from Chios town.