Forwarded from Architecture of the Byzantine world
Gothic-Byzantine catholicon of the Agios Neophytos Monastery, Cyprus.
From the Gothic the church borrows mainly the lancet arch, but it is difficult to say if the modest decor of the facades is caused by the influence of the Renaissance or by the decision of the builders. In addition, the catholicon is a hall church - its aisles are only slightly lower than the central nave. The Gothic influence is also noticeable in the iconostasis, but it was probably made a little later than the church itself.
From the Gothic the church borrows mainly the lancet arch, but it is difficult to say if the modest decor of the facades is caused by the influence of the Renaissance or by the decision of the builders. In addition, the catholicon is a hall church - its aisles are only slightly lower than the central nave. The Gothic influence is also noticeable in the iconostasis, but it was probably made a little later than the church itself.
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Forwarded from Architecture of the Byzantine world
The fortified Romanian monastery of Secu, built in the 17th century.
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