The Church of Kapnikarea in Athens: Remarks on its history, typology and form
This article offers a detailed presentation of the Athens church of the Mother of God, known by the name of Kapnikarea, which originates from the middle of the Byzantine period. Initially, the Kapnikarea was the katholikon of the monastery but today it is a building complex, consisting of three chro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Zograf |
| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-1361/2006-2007/0350-13610731015G.pdf |
| Summary: | This article offers a detailed presentation of the Athens church of the Mother of God, known by the name of Kapnikarea, which originates from the middle of the Byzantine period. Initially, the Kapnikarea was the katholikon of the monastery but today it is a building complex, consisting of three chronologically different ensembles. They are the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin, erected just after the mid-11th century, the exonarthex probably dating from the beginning of the 12th century, and the smaller northern church dedicated to St. Barbara, built during the Ottoman epoch. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-1361 |