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Greece - Arta, Panagia Parigoritissa
The church of Panagia Parigoritissa, dedicated to the Annunciation, was built between 1285 and 1289 by the Epirus despot Nikiforos Komninos Doukas and his second wife Anna Palaiologina. It was formerly the katholion (= main church) of the largeStavropegian monastery. It became a dependence of the Kato Panaghia monastery, when it went bankrupt. The church is mentioned for the first time as a convent for nuns 1578.
Seen from outside the church is a large, almost cubic three-storey building, which looks like an Italian palace. It is of the octagonal type with a central dome and also four smaller domes on each corner of the church's flat roof.
The interior of the church is extremely elegant and lavishly decorated with wall paintings, sculptures (16th century) and an iconostasis, which replaced the original marble one. The nave is square and has no internal supports. The dome - adorned with mosaic depictions of the Pantocrator and the Prophets - rests on eight pilasters, on each of them stand three rows of smaller columns. This kind of architecture most probably has not been used to other Byzantine monuments. This makes the church very fascinating and quite unique.
Nowadays Panagia Parigoritissa is a (kind of) museum, where on has to pay a small entrance fee.
Seen from outside the church is a large, almost cubic three-storey building, which looks like an Italian palace. It is of the octagonal type with a central dome and also four smaller domes on each corner of the church's flat roof.
The interior of the church is extremely elegant and lavishly decorated with wall paintings, sculptures (16th century) and an iconostasis, which replaced the original marble one. The nave is square and has no internal supports. The dome - adorned with mosaic depictions of the Pantocrator and the Prophets - rests on eight pilasters, on each of them stand three rows of smaller columns. This kind of architecture most probably has not been used to other Byzantine monuments. This makes the church very fascinating and quite unique.
Nowadays Panagia Parigoritissa is a (kind of) museum, where on has to pay a small entrance fee.
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Bonne et agréable fin de semaine.
Bon weekend. Amitiés
Danke auch für die Beschreibung!
Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
The walls are also beautifully painted
Great series and text too, Jaap
Bonne fin d'après-midi, Jaap.
A superb series of interesting images.
Cheers. Herb
HFF Jaap and have a very good weekend.
fijn weekeinde
Have a great day
TOZ
belle journée Jaap♫
I could sty all afternnon with this single picture.
Three hours.
What a pity photography is such a lonely "sport".
Wonderful gift Jaap.
Very interesting and well made.
Best regards
Fabio
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