Category:Monastery of Daphni
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This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as Monasteris of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios.
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English: The Monastery of Daphni (or Dafni, before the spelling change, Dafnion or Daphnion) is a monastery 11 km north-west of downtown Athens in Chaidari, south of Athinon Avenue (GR-8A). It is situated near the forest of the same name, on the Sacred Way that led to Eleusis. The monastery if famous for its Byzantine mosaics.
Italiano: La chiesa principale del monastero, costruita in stile bizantino nel corso dell'XI secolo, ha pianta ottagonale ed è sormontata da una cupola di notevoli dimensioni. Al suo interno sono conservati alcuni fra i più antichi mosaici del periodo dei Comneni.
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| Location | Daphni, Chaidari Municipality, West Athens Regional Unit, Attica Region, Decentralized Administration of Attica, Greece | ||||
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This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
Media in category "Monastery of Daphni"
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Gr91Daphni01.jpg 2,405 × 1,543; 557 KB
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Grece Athenes Dafni - panoramio (1).jpg 1,646 × 1,052; 761 KB
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The fortification wall of Daphni Monastery on October 31, 2019.jpg 3,989 × 5,984; 6.68 MB
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Όψη Μονής από τον Αύλειο χώρο.jpg 4,656 × 3,492; 8.37 MB
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Τμήμα Αρχαίου Ναού - Αύλειος χώρος Μονης Δαφνίου.jpg 4,160 × 3,120; 6.69 MB
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- Cistercian monasteries established in the 1200s
- Greek Orthodox monasteries established in the 5th century
- Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
- 11th-century architecture in Greece
- Monasteries disestablished in 1821
- Byzantine architecture in Athens
- Monasteries established in 1206
- Monasteries established in 1458
- Byzantine monasteries in Greece
- Byzantine churches in Greece
- Gothic architecture in Greece
- 1206 establishments in Greece
- Greek Orthodox monasteries
- Former cistercian monasteries
- Monasteries in Attica
- Daphni