Painted Churches in the Troödos Region

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Τοιχογραφημένοι ναοί στην περιοχή του όρους Τρόοδος

  • UNESCO World Heritage
Painted Churches in the Troödos Region — temple
Unbekannte Künstler zwischen 1200 und 1400 · Public domain

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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:

  1. Church of Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis in Kakopetria: An 11th-century monastery and the oldest surviving katholikon in Cyprus
  2. Agios Ioannis Lampadistis Monastery in Kalopanagiotis: A 13th-century monastery
  3. Church of Panagia Phorviotissa (Asinou) in Nikitari: A 12th-century church
  4. Church of Panagia tou Arakou in Lagoudhera: A 12th century church
  5. Church of Panagia in Moutoullas: A 13th-century chapel and the earliest example of steep-pitched wooden roofs
  6. Church of Archangelos Michael in Pedoulas: A late 15th-century church
  7. Church of Timios Stavros in Pelendri: A church containing unique 14th-century wall paintings
  8. Church of Panagia Podithou in Galata: An early-16th century church
  9. Church of Stavros Agiasmati in Platanistasa: A 14th-century church
  10. Church of Agia Sotira tou Soteros in Palaichori Oreinis: A 16th-century church.

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