General view of the vault of the north Aisle of the Katholikon, with the Stanzas Η, Θ, Ι, Κ, Λ, Μ depicted. This vault is decorated with the 24 Stanzas of the Akathist hymn to the Virgin. Every Stanza starts with a letter of the Greek…
The best-known and richest monastery of Cyprus, Kykkos Monastery was founded in 1100 and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It possesses one of three surviving icons ascribed to Saint Luke. It is covered in silver gilt, enclosed in a shrine of tortoise…
General view of the vault of the north Aisle of the Katholikon , with the Stanzas Θ , Ι, Κ, Λ depicted. Τhe vault of the north aisle is decorated with the 24 Stanzas of the Akathist hymn to the Virgin. Every Stanza starts with a letter of the…
General view of the Vault of the North Aisle of the Katholikon, with the Stanzas Σ, Τ, Υ, Φ, depicted. Τhe vault of the north aisle of the Katholikon is decorated with the 24 Stanzas of the Akathist hymn to the Virgin. Every Stanza starts…
General view of the vault of the north Aisle of the Katholikon with the Stanzas Χ, Ψ, Ω depicted . Τhe vault of the north aisle of the Katholikon is decorated with the 24 Stanzas of the Akathist hymn to the Virgin. Every Stanza starts with a…
Small cave above the Naos of the Enkleistra. Doomed excavation at its peak 210 cm. On the floor a small shaft communicates with the Naos. The painted niche serves as an altar with red lines and vestiges of representations of saints at the side.
The hand-grinder was used mainly for wheat in producing flour. The upper slab was slowly gliding on the lower slab and wheat was being inserted from the hole in the middle.