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05-Jul-2011

Church of St. George

Built by the Romans in the 4th century CE, it is mainly famous for the 12th-14th century frescoes inside the central dome.
Three layers of frescoes have been discovered, the earliest dating back to the 10th century. Magnificent frescoes of 22 prophets over 2 metres tall crown the dome.
Painted over during the Ottoman period, when the building was used as a mosque, these frescoes were only uncovered in the 20th century.

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)30-Jul-2011 20:19
Top notch! Voted!!!
Paolo
Long Bach Nguyen08-Jul-2011 15:50
fantastic composition and perspective
Yiannis Pavlis06-Jul-2011 17:07
Great composition, captured beautifully.
Frank Brault06-Jul-2011 15:07
Marvelous frescoes and story. V
Jola Dziubinska06-Jul-2011 14:15
Amazing frescoes, wonderful capture, Boris. V.
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