Church of Panagia Kapnikarea

Coordinates: 37°58′35″N 23°43′43″E / 37.9763°N 23.7286°E / 37.9763; 23.7286
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Church of Panaghia Kapnikarea
Madonna and child
at the south portico

The Church of Panagia Kapnikarea (

Greek Orthodox church and one of the oldest churches in Athens
.

History

Interior

It is estimated that the church was built some time in the 11th century, perhaps around 1050. As it was common with the early Christian churches, this was built over an ancient Greek temple dedicated to the worship of a goddess, possibly

Ludwig I who objected the decision and saved the church.[1]

Architecture

It appears that the Kapnikarea church may have originally been the

propylon
to the west.

The larger of the two churches, the south one, is a domed complex, cross-in-square, has been dated (on the basis of morphological criteria) to just after the middle of the 11th century.[2]

Location

The church is located in the center of the modern city of Athens, right in the middle of the high-traffic shopping area of Ermou street, at the edge of the Plaka district.

See also

  • Omorfoklissia

References

  1. ^ The church of Kapnikarea in Athens: Remarks on its history, typology and form by Nikolaos Gkioles Archived 2011-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ The church of Kapnikarea in Athens: Remarks on its history, typology and form by Nikolaos Gkioles Archived 2011-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Church of Panagia Kapnikarea.
  • "Church of Panagia Kapnikarea, description". Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  • "KAPNIKAREA". Archived from the original on 2001-02-23. Retrieved 2007-04-06.

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