Church of the Saviour, Thessaloniki explained

The Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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.

References

40.6321°N 22.9509°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tsaktsiras . L. . Papanthimou . K. . Mantzios . G.. Kalogirou . N.. Thessaloniki:The city and its monuments . 2011 . Malliaris-Paedia . 960-239-714-4 . 134-136.
  2. Web site: Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki . UNESCO World Heritage Convention . United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization . 5 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Hendrix . David . Church of the Savior (Thessaloniki) . The Byzantine Legacy . 8 June 2022 . en.