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Title: Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus, Kyrenia, Church of Saint George in the Castle, view of the church
Start date: 700
End date: 1199
Historical Period: Middle Byzantine Period
Description: 

Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus, Kyrenia, Church of Saint George in the Castle. Cross-in-a-square church with a dome which rests on four marble columns instead of stone piers. The Saint George Church was built in the 12th century. The church which had originally been outside the Castle in both the Byzantine and Lusignan periods, was later enveloped by the new walls into the Castle in the Venetian period. Part of the opus sectile of church floor has survived to this day.

Place: Froúrio Kyrineías, Cyprus  
Languages: No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium: stone (worked rock)
Project: BYZART Project  
Fond: OUC Department of Antiquities Republic of Cyprus  
Physical type: churches (buildings)
Material and technique: stonemasonry
Data provider: Open University of Cyprus  
License: All rights reserved
Appears in Collections:BYZART

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