Painted churches in the Troodos area
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UNESCO world heritage 
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| Archangelos Michail Church in Pedoulas |
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| National territory: | Republic of Cyprus |
| Type: | K |
| Criteria : | ii, iii, iv |
| Reference No .: | 351 |
| UNESCO region : | Europe and North America |
| History of enrollment | |
| Enrollment: | 1985 (session 9) |
| Extension: | 2001 |
Painted churches in the Troodos area is a UNESCO listed World Heritage Site in the Republic of Cyprus . The world heritage site includes eleven so-called barn roof churches in the Troodos Mountains .
background
The Church of Cyprus has been autocephalous since the Council of Ephesus (431 AD) . Since the island remained part of the Byzantine Empire , Byzantine art was also widespread here. Numerous church buildings in Cyprus are richly painted with frescoes in the Byzantine style.
As specifically Cypriot style in developed Troodos Mountains , the barn roof churches . It got its name after its mostly deep shingle roofs , which protect it from the frequent rainfall in this region. The simple exterior made of rough, unplastered stones, the low roof and the lack of a bell tower make the buildings look like barns from the outside. The brightly colored frescoes on the inside create a strong contrast to this simple external appearance.
registration
Ten of these churches were registered as cultural heritage sites in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1985 as a result of a resolution of the 9th session of the World Heritage Committee under the name Painted Churches in the Troodos area .
The entry was made on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv).
In 2001 the world heritage site was expanded to include another church.
An expansion planned for 2006 to include two more churches was not discussed by the World Heritage Committee at its 30th meeting because the Republic of Cyprus withdrew the two nominations before the meeting.
scope
The world heritage site consists of 10 areas that encompass the immediate or wider surroundings of the individual churches. In one of these areas, two churches are close to each other, so that a total of 11 churches are part of the world heritage.
| ID no. | Churches | place | Protection area | Remarks | Outside view | Inside view |
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| 351-001 | Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis |
Kakopetria ( location ) |
2.7548 ha | started in the early 11th century, later expanded and given a barn roof. |  |
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| 351-002 | Agios Ioannis Lampadistis |
Kalopanagiotis ( location ) |
0.1951 ha | Part of a no longer existing monastery, includes three churches united by a common shingle roof | .jpg) |
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| 351-003 |
Panagia tis Asinou (Panagia Phorviotissa) |
Nikitari ( location ) |
0.1154 ha | Start of construction 1105/1106 |  |
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| 351-004 | Panagia tou Arakos |
Lagoudera ( location ) |
0.4370 ha | Frescoed late 12th century church frescoed in 1192 |  |
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| 351-005 | Panagia tou Moutoulla |
Moutoullas ( location ) |
0.0353 ha | contains badly damaged wall paintings from 1280 |  |
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| 351-006 | Archangelos Mikhail |
Pedoulas ( location ) |
0.0283 ha | according to inscription 1474 |  |
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| 351-007 | Timios Stavros |
Pelendri ( location ) |
0.0533 ha | in the 13th century only a single nave, later the north and south aisles were added |  |
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| 351-008 | Panagia tis Podithou |
Galata ( location ) |
0.0212 ha | Built in 1502 as part of a monastery that has now disappeared |  |
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| Panagia Theotokos | Galata ( location ) |
also Archangel Michael called |  |
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| 351-009 | Timios Stavros tou Agiasmati |
Platanistasa ( location ) |
0.0184 ha | Paintings from the end of the 15th century |  |
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| 351-010 |
Metamorfosis tou Sotiros (Agia Sotira) |
Palechori ( location ) |
0.0342 ha | Construction from the early 16th century, one of the most perfect post-Byzantine fresco cycles
Added in 2001 as an extension |
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The tentative list contains the following suggestions for expanding the World Heritage site :
- Panagia Chrysokourdaliotissa in Spilia (since 2002)
Originally entered on the tentative list, but deleted again:
- Agios Sozomenos in Galata (2002–2015, nomination for 2006 withdrawn)
- Agios Mamas in Louvaras (2002-2015, nomination for 2006 withdrawn)
literature
- Rainer Eisenschmid (Hrsg.): Baedeker travel guide Cyprus. 9th edition. Verlag Karl Baedeker 2011.
- Andreas Stylianou and Judith A. Stylianou: The Painted Churches of Cyprus . 2nd revised ed. AG Leventis Foundation, Nicosia, Cyprus 1997, ISBN 9963-560-30-X ( pdf, 152MB ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Original name English Painted Churches in the Troodos Region , French Eglises peintes de la région de Troodos , German translation according to the World Heritage List. In: www.unesco.de. German UNESCO Commission, accessed on June 23, 2017 .
- ^ A b Painted Churches in the Troodos Region. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Decision: CONF 008 XA In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Decision: CONF 208 XB In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 23, 2017 .
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↑ Decision: 30 COM 8B.20. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 24, 2017 . Decision: 30 COM 8B.52. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 24, 2017 .
- ^ Painted Churches in the Troodos Region. Maps. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 23, 2017 .
Web links
- Painted churches in the Troodos area on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).
Heritage: Paphos (1980) | Painted churches in the Troodos area (1985) | Choirokoitia (1998)
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