Katholikon
Title
Katholikon
Date
11th century
Identifier
5947
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Greece (nation)
Dhístomon (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Byzantine
Subject
churches (buildings)
interior views
Description
Interior view of the Katholicon at Hosios Loukas, in Greece. Krautheimer Pl. 156A. "The catholicon is the earliest preserved specimen of the octagonal cross-in-square type of church, built in the first half of the 11th century. It has a large, tall cupola with a diameter of 9m. The domed central space is surrounded by two-storeyed constructions which were modelled as cross-vaulted chapels. A two-storeyed narthex was built on the west side. The church was built of large, ancient stone blocks and the external walls are very simple, without brick ornaments ... The walls are veneered with marble slabs on the lower section and decorated with superb mosaics on the upper part and the upper floor. The mosaics represent the more severe and abstracted style of the Middle Byzantine decorative art and date from the first half of the 11th century,"----Odysseys, Greek Ministry of Culture & Sports.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
47
Copyright Statement
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ID Number
GPB-BYZ2-1693
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