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Kos Rebuilt: the Italian Town That Rose from the 1933 Earthquake
Kos (from 1934): after the earthquake of 23 April 1933 levelled the old town, Rodolfo Petracco replanned Kos…
Region
Greece
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Monastery
Koutloumousiou Monastery: named, by tradition, after a Seljuk prince who became a Christian monk
Sul Monte Athos, in Grecia, il monastero di Koutloumousiou è documentato a partire dal 1169; il suo nome…
Area
Medieval City of Rhodes
A fortified medieval settlement built by the Knights Hospitaller (1309–1523), the old town of Rhodes preserves crusader architecture…
Monument
Meteora
The most extraordinary monastic landscape in the world — Meteora (“suspended in the air”) in Thessaly, Greece, is…
Zone
Meteora Monasteries
Six active Eastern Orthodox monasteries crown the dramatic sandstone pillars of Meteora, a UNESCO World Heritage complex near…
Cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens: twenty years, four architects, and stones from 72 demolished medieval churches
Sulla piazza Mitropoleos, nel quartiere della Plaka ad Atene, la cattedrale metropolitana dell'Annunciazione è la sede dell'arcivescovo di…
Tradition
Momoeria
A twelve-day winter festival of song and satire spanning Christmas to Epiphany, Momoeria celebrates Pontic Greek identity through…
Monastery
Monastero della Santissima Trinità di Meteora (1475-1476): per secoli si saliva solo con reti e scale removibili, finché non arrivò 007
Per generazioni, l'unico modo per raggiungere il monastero, arroccato su un pinnacolo di roccia alto oltre 400 metri,…
Monastery
Monastero di Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas (1510 ca.): costretto a svilupparsi in verticale su una roccia troppo stretta, custodisce la prima opera firmata del pittore Teofane il Cretese
La superficie del pinnacolo su cui sorge questo monastero è così ridotta che i suoi costruttori non poterono…
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