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Painted Churches In The Troödos Region
The Painted Churches in the Troödos Region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Troödos Mountains of central Cyprus. The complex comprises ten Byzantine churches and monasteries richly decorated with Byzantine and post-Byzantine murals: # Church of Agios Nikolaos (St. Nicholas) tis Stegis in Kakopetria: An 11th-century monastery and the oldest surviving katholikon in Cyprus #Agios Ioannis (St. John) Lampadistis Monastery in Kalopanagiotis: A 13th-century monastery #Church of Panagia (The Virgin) Phorviotissa (Asinou) in Nikitari: A 12th-century church # Church of Panagia (The Virgin) tou Arakou in Lagoudhera: A 12th century church #Church of Panagia (The Virgin) in Moutoullas: A 13th-century chapel and the earliest example of steep-pitched wooden roofs #Church of Archangelos Michael (Archangel Michael) in Pedoulas: A late 15th-century church #Church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross) in Pelendri: A church containing unique 14th-century wall paintings #Church of Panagia (The Virgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troodos Mountains
Troodos (sometimes spelled Troödos; el, Τρόοδος ; tr, Trodos Dağları) is the largest mountain range in Cyprus, located in roughly the center of the island. Its highest peak is Mount Olympus ( el, Όλυμπος), also known as Chionistra ( el, Χιονίστρα), at , which hosts the Sun Valley and North Face ski areas with their five ski lifts. The Troodos mountain range stretches across most of the western side of Cyprus. There are many mountain resorts, Byzantine monasteries, and churches on mountain peaks, and nestling in its valleys and mountains are villages clinging to terraced hills. The area has been known since antiquity for its mines, which for centuries supplied copper to the entire Mediterranean. In the Byzantine period it became a centre of Byzantine art, as churches and monasteries were built in the mountains, away from the threatened coastline. The mountains are also home to RAF Troodos, a listening post for the NSA and GCHQ. The name ''Troodos'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagoudhera
Lagoudera ( el, Λαγουδερά; tr, Lagudera) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located near Chandria. Lagoudera village is about 50 km from Nicosia under Madari peak, the islands second highest peak on the Troodos mountain range. It is famous for the Panagia tou Araka church, a 12th-century monastery covered with fine frescoes, which is situated just outside the village. Together with Asinou church and that of Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis, it is considered to be one of the most important Byzantine churches of the island. It is UNESCO World Heritage Site along with nine other Painted Churches in the Troödos Region The Painted Churches in the Troödos Region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Troödos Mountains of central Cyprus. The complex comprises ten Byzantine churches and monasteries richly decorated with Byzantine and post-Byzantine murals: # Chu .... References Communities in Nicosia District {{cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Heritage Sites In Cyprus
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Byzantine Church Buildings In Cyprus
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople. It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. During most of its existence, the empire remained the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe. The terms "Byzantine Empire" and "Eastern Roman Empire" were coined after the end of the realm; its citizens continued to refer to their empire as the Roman Empire, and to themselves as Romans—a term which Greeks continued to use for themselves into Ottoman times. Although the Roman state continued and its traditions were maintained, modern historians prefer to differentiate the Byzantine Empire from Ancient Rome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Painted Churches In Cyprus
There are over sixty churches in Cyprus with Byzantine and post-Byzantine wall paintings. Of these, ten that are situated in the Troodos Mountains have been inscribed jointly on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the Painted Churches in the Troodos Region. History The origins of Christianity on the island may be traced to the visit of St. Paul, St. Barnabas and St. Mark around AD 46. After the fall of the western Roman Empire, Cyprus came under the sway of Byzantium, although the timely discovery of Barnabas' relics helped the Church of Cyprus uphold its autocephaly. The crusader Kingdom of Cyprus outlived the Fall of Constantinople by a generation; the subsequent sale of the island to Venice led to a brief period of Italo-Byzantine painting. In 1571 Cyprus fell to the Ottomans and the practice of ecclesiastic wall painting largely came to an end. Organization of space Subject to the layout of each church, the iconographic schema typically accords with the classic Byzanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople. It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. During most of its existence, the empire remained the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe. The terms "Byzantine Empire" and "Eastern Roman Empire" were coined after the end of the realm; its citizens continued to refer to their empire as the Roman Empire, and to themselves as Romans—a term which Greeks continued to use for themselves into Ottoman times. Although the Roman state continued and its traditions were maintained, modern historians prefer to differentiate the Byzantine Empire from Ancient Rome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spilia, Cyprus
Spilia ( el, Σπήλια) is a small village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located near Kyperounta Kyperounta ( el, Κυπερούντα) is a town in Cyprus. It lies at an altitude of 1,140 meters. With a population in approximately 1,500 it can be called the head-town of Pitsilia. The town took its name from the plant ''Cyperus rotundus'' (ky .... The hamlet of Kourdali is part of it. References Communities in Nicosia District {{cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaichori Oreinis
Palaichori Oreinis () is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus on the E 903 road. The village stands at an altitude of 930 m. Palaichori Oreinis is separated by Palaichori Morphou by the Serrache River. The two villages are known collectively as Palaichori. The village contains a 16th-century church, ''Metamorfosis tou Sotiros'' ( gr, Μεταμορφώσης του Σωτήρος). The church is one of the ten Painted Churches in the Troödos Region, which were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ... in 1985 because of their outstanding frescoes and testimony to the history of Byzantine rule in Cyprus. References External links * palaichori.comGuide to the Village of Palaichori Communities in Nicosia Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platanistasa
Platanistasa (Greek: Πλατανιστάσα) is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located 14 km southwest of Mitsero. Platanistasa is in the northern side of Troodos in Pitsilia region. The average altitude of Platanistasa is 940 meters. Pre-Christian graves are found in the village. The village of Platanistasa together with some other villages was granted 1474 to relative of Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus. In Platanistasa there is Stavros tou Agiasmati (Greek: Σταυρός του Αγιασμάτι, Holy Cross of Agiasmati) church, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with nine other Painted Churches in the Troödos Region. References Communities in Nicosia District {{cyprus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galata (Cyprus)
Galata ( gr, Γαλάτα) is a village in the Solea valley, located about 60 km west of the capital Nicosia, at an altitude of 620 m in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. It is a popular summer tourist destination (especially among locals) for its cooler climate in the summer months. It is also well known on the island for its fruit produce. In Galata there is Panagia tis Podithou ( gr, Παναγία της Ποδίθου), church, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 along with nine other Painted Churches in the Troödos Region, because of their unique murals and testimony to the history of Byzantine rule in Cyprus. Name of village and history According to Greek mythology, Cyprus was the first land that Aphrodite set foot on; where Pygmalion begged her to let him be with the statue that he created in her image. Aphrodite brought the statue to life and Pygmalion married Galatea. According to one version of villages name first settlers came from Galat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelendri
Pelendri ( gr, Πελένδρι, tr, Pelendri) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus. Location Pelendri is located below the Troodos Mountains, in the region of Pitsilia. It is located on a barren hillside, at an altitude of 800 meters above sea level, 40 kilometers from the city of Limassol. Adjacent to the Trimiklini villages Saittas, Potamitissa and Amiandos. Physical geography Geology The terrain is rugged and mountainous with narrow deep valleys and steep slopes. On three sides of the village loom tall peaks, their height in many cases exceeding 1000 metres. Climate, flora and vegetation The climate of the region combined with the relatively high annual rainfall received by the village (about 750 millimetres) favours the cultivation of various fruit trees (apple, peach, pear), grapevines, olive, almond, nuts, raspberries and vegetables (green beans, peas, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, zucchini, potatoes). However, due to the relief of the area there are sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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