Ekatontapyliani church in Paros island Greece
The temple of Panaya of Ekatontapiliani today is as big as a monastery. It is surrounded by a walled fence which has a perimeter of 252 and a height of meters. This enclosure between the western wall and the facade of the temple, forms a wide yard which measures about 42x34 meters. The yard is enclosed on three sides, the north, the west and the south by two rows of cells. These buildings the enclosure, the yard and the cells were constructed and rectified in different epochs. First the enclosure was built during the French empire in order to guard the temple from frequent pirate invasions. Later the monastery cells were added and were completed in the 17th century. These cells have been renovated and the episcopacy, the offices of the Holy Shrine, the ceremonial hall, and the Museum are situated here. The latter contains many Byzantine and post Byzantine icons, other holy church equipment, vestments, the old Epitaphios from the 17th century etc.
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Location: Paros, Cyclades, Aegean sea, Greece, Europe
Photo credit: © Ioannis Tsouratzis / Alamy / Afripics
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