Church of the Saviour, Thessaloniki
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The Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour (Greek: Ναός Μεταμορφώσεως του Σωτήρος, Naós Metamorphóseos tou Sotíros) is a 14th-century Byzantine chapel in Thessaloniki, Greece.[1] It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki.[2]
History
The church has been dated to about 1350, based on a coin found within its dome during archaeological investigations and restoration work following the 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake.[3]
Construction and furnishings
The lower part of the chapel is made of unhewn stone, the upper part of brickwork. It consists of a central room in the form of a tetraconchos, inscribed in a square and vaulted by a dome on a comparatively high tambour structured by archivolts and half-columns.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Tsaktsiras, L.; Papanthimou, K.; Mantzios, G.; Kalogirou, N. (2011). Thessaloniki:The city and its monuments. Malliaris-Paedia. pp. 134–136. ISBN 960-239-714-4.
- ^ "Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ Hendrix, David. "Church of the Savior (Thessaloniki)". The Byzantine Legacy. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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