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The Daphni Monastery was built during a period of renaissance in culture and art and a return to classical traditions. The figures in the mosaics are more naturalistically represented, and they blend more smoothly into their surroundings [9] The decoration of the monastery is inspired by the spirit of the times. [1]
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.
Hosios Loukas (Greek: Ὅσιος Λουκᾶς) is a historic walled monastery situated near the town of Distomo, in Boeotia, Greece.Founded in the mid-10th century, the monastery is one of the most important monuments of Middle Byzantine architecture and art, and has been listed on UNESCO's World Heritage Sites since 1990, along with the monasteries of Nea Moni and Daphnion.
The Museum in 1893. The first national archaeological museum in Greece was established by the governor of Greece Ioannis Kapodistrias in Aigina in 1829. Subsequently, the archaeological collection was relocated to a number of exhibition places until 1858, when an international architectural competition was announced for the location and the architectural design of the new museum.
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.
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 ...
In modern times, Athens is a large ... The Daphni Monastery, ... The Olympic Flame at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Meteora by night. The Meteora (/ ˌ m ɛ t i ˈ ɔːr ə /; [1] Greek: Μετέωρα, pronounced) is a rock formation in the regional unit of Trikala, in Thessaly, in northwestern Greece, hosting one of the most prominent complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, viewed locally as second in importance only to Mount Athos. [2]