Holy Bishopric of Morphou: Church of the Holy Cross of Ayiasmati

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Title:	Holy Bishopric of Morphou: Church of the Holy Cross of Ayiasmati
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.
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
Place:	Stavrós tou Agiasmáti, Cyprus
Languages:	No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium:	wood (plant material) stone (worked rock)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	OUC Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
Physical type:	churches (buildings)
Data provider:	Open University of Cyprus
License:	All rights reserved
Rights holder:	Church of the Holy Cross of Ayiasmati
Appears in Collections:	BYZART