Category:Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Korykos

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Translated from only a fraction of the precise description in the German Wikipedia, under the lemma "Grabeskirche": "The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, is on the sacred road about 250 meters west of the transept basilica. It is the largest of the churches of Korykos, measuring almost 80 × 30 meters, and its structure is fundamentally different from that of the other church buildings. The reason for this is an older, square building in the center of the building, which Guyer and Herzfeld call Martyrion and after which they chose the name Church of the Holy Sepulcher extra muros. They take the bases of two sarcophagi they found there as evidence that the room was dedicated to the memory of two martyrs. The walls of the sanctuary, measuring 12 × 12 meters inside, consisted of large ashlars, the dowel holes of which testify to a rich marble incrustation. The walls were pierced on all sides by arched entrances. The corner pillars with Corinthian capitals and the beginnings of the arches have been partially preserved. To the west of the square, column bases appeared, standing in a semicircle in front of the arch. Since a semicircular pedestal was also uncovered to the east, the excavators conclude that all sides were enclosed by apse-like porches. Fragments of a semicircular segment that were found to the east show that there was originally a closed apse, which initially also served this function for the church that was built later. One can only speculate about the upper end of this central building. The actual basilica was later built around this room."

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