Church of Acheiropoietos
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Byzantine church
church building
cultural heritage monument
early Christian basilica
tourist attraction
The Church of Acheiropoietos is a 5th-century early Christian basilica in Thessaloniki, Greece, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of early Byzantine church architecture.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine church
ⓘ
church building ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ early Christian basilica ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
early Byzantine architecture
ⓘ
early Christian architecture ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 40.635°N 22.945°E ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| floorPlan | three-aisled basilica ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
frescoes
ⓘ
marble revetment ⓘ mosaics ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected monument of Greece ⓘ |
| hasPart |
apse
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colonnades ⓘ galleries ⓘ narthex ⓘ transept ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
criterion (i)
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criterion (ii) ⓘ criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| inception |
5th century
ⓘ
circa 450–470 ⓘ |
| laterModifications |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Ottoman period ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Thessaloniki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Central Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOldTown | historic center of Thessaloniki ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “not made by human hands” ⓘ |
| notableFor |
marble columns and capitals
ⓘ
original 5th-century mosaics ⓘ well-preserved early Byzantine architecture ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| OttomanName | Eski Camii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryConstructionPhase | 5th century ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roofType | timber roof ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 456 ⓘ |
| usedAs | mosque during Ottoman period ⓘ |
| usedFor | Christian worship ⓘ |
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