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Title: | Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Lythragkomi, Church of Panagia (Our Lady) of Kanakaria, nave, looking east (B9167-2) | Start date: | 1100 | End date: | 1199 | Historical Period: | Middle Byzantine Period | Description: | Department of Antiquities, Republic of Cyprus, Lythragkomi, Church of Panagia (Our Lady) of Kanakaria. Vaulted-basilica with three domes in a row. Τhe church originally belonged to the architectural type of the timber-roofed basilica, built probably in the 5th century, from which only the apse is preserved today. The present form of the church was formed in the 12th century. Until 1979, the church preserved unique mosaics of the 6th century, which were illegally removed. |
Place: | Lythrágkomi, Cyprus | Languages: | No linguistic content; Not applicable | Medium: | stone (worked rock) paint (coating) glass (material) |
Project: | BYZART Project | Fond: | OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus | Physical type: | churches (buildings) mural paintings (visual works) mosaics (visual works) |
Material and technique: | masonry construction (technique or process) painting (image-making) mosaic (process) |
Data provider: | Open University of Cyprus | License: | All rights reserved | Rights holder: | Church of Cyprus |
Appears in Collections: | BYZART |
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