Holy Bishopric of Morphou: Church of the Holy Cross of Ayiasmati
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Start date
1494
End date
1494
Historical period
Late Byzantine Period
Description
Church of the Holy Cross of Ayiasmati is in the Troodos Mountains, in the district of Pitsilia. Is a timber-roofed structure. It represents the singlecell aisleless type of churc, and is surrounded by a clesed passageway, the ambulatory, on alli four sides. The roofing system is a steeply pithched, double structure, which means that there are in fact two roofs, one inside the other.
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zxx
Physical type
Size
Exterior: 17.74 x 13.36 m, body of the church: 11.90 x 5.40 m, apse: chord 2.34 , radius 1.75 m, north and south walls 30 cm
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