Greece
Church of Saint George, Agios Georgios Sykousis, Chios — a Middle Byzantine Domed Octagon Modelled on Nea Moni
A twelfth-century monastery church in central Chios built on the model of Nea Moni, enlarged in 1815, burned…
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Albania
Church of Saint Nicholas (1721): the largest survivor of a city of 24 churches destroyed twice by Ottoman raids
Alla fine del Seicento, Voskopoja era una delle città più avanzate dei Balcani: 35.000 abitanti, 24 chiese, la…
Germany
Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Görlitz (11th century–1497): the Organ with 17 Golden Suns That Bach Called Too Hard to Play
Nel 1697 l'organaro italiano Eugenio Casparini completò per questa chiesa un organo con una facciata di 17 canne…
Basilicata
Church of San Pietro Barisano (12th–13th century): the Putridarium Where Dead Priests Were Left to Drain, Seated in Tufa Niches
Nel livello sotterraneo della più grande chiesa rupestre di Matera si trova il putridarium: una sala scavata nel…
Basilicata
Church of Santa Lucia alle Malve (8th century): the First Benedictine Convent for Women in Matera, Led by Abbess Eugenia until 1093
Fondato nell'VIII secolo come primo insediamento monastico femminile benedettino della città, il monastero di Santa Lucia alle Malve…
Basilicata
Church of Santa Maria de Idris (12th–13th century): Cut into a Single Rock Spur, It Hides a Tunnel That in the Nineteenth Century Destroyed Its Own Frescoes
Sulla sommità del monolito calcareo del Monterrone, nel Sasso Caveoso, sorge questa chiesa rupestre scavata tra XII e…
Mexico
Church of Santa Prisca: the church a silver baron built in seven years to say thank you to God
Nel centro storico di Taxco, nello stato messicano di Guerrero, la chiesa di Santa Prisca fu costruita e…
Croatia
Church of St. Donatus (9th c.): a cylinder of Roman stone built over ancient Zadar’s forum
Alta 27 metri, con una pianta cilindrica sorretta da tre anelli concentrici di colonne, la chiesa fatta costruire…
India
Church of St. Francis of Assisi: the church whose 1521 doorway survived its own 17th-century rebuilding
A Old Goa, in India, otto frati francescani portoghesi, giunti nel 1517, costruirono nel 1521 una piccola cappella,…
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