Church of Santa Maria. Amendolara. Italy Audiobook (Free)
- Karolina Starin
- 0 h 24 min
- Cities Heirs of Byzantium Non Profit Association ACEB
- 2017-03-03
Summary:
The audioguide tells the story, details the architecture and reports interesting facts about the church.
In the city of Amendolara a couple of 7 Byzantine churches and another, also made in the same style, however in a later on era. In the instant vicinity of the city, there are caves that were once inhabited by hermits, which enable us to establish the tenth hundred years as an interval of settlement for the city. The chapel of Santa Maria is situated in the historic middle. It is an individual nave cathedral, a about Cathedral of Santa Maria. Amendolara. Italy kind of construction, dating to the 11th century.
It is probably that it was built for the remains of an older Greek chapel, which in turn was built within the ruins of a pagan temple. The place which the church stands is usually Amendolara’s oldest host to worship.
The visitor’s gaze inevitably falls on the largest element of the church, the top dome that towers over the entire building, occupying the trunk of the church.
The church building includes two nuclei.
The first nucleus that of the façade, is directly linked to the octagonal plan, above which the massive cupola rises.
The church is characterized by information that recall the Byzantine style: on its brickwork, four windows open, extending across the perimeter throughout the drum; and a couple of dark tiles that resemble lace and create the impression of adornments. The same tiles cover the various other roof of the building. You can examine the 3D model of the church and observe its interior through the MuByz App.
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