Church of Panagia Chalkeon
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The Church of Panagia Chalkeon is an 11th-century Byzantine brick church in Thessaloniki, Greece, renowned for its characteristic cross-in-square architecture and well-preserved frescoes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of Panagia Chalkeon canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine church
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox church building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Panagia Chalkeon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panagia ton Chalkeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | cross-in-square church ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Byzantine liturgical architecture ⓘ |
| chronology | 11th century ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 11th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1028 ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Panagia (Theotokos)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| floorPlan | cross-in-square with three-aisled naos ⓘ |
| governingBody | Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Middle Byzantine painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important monument of Byzantine art
ⓘ
major tourist attraction in Thessaloniki ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
Byzantine wall paintings
ⓘ
interior frescoes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central dome
ⓘ
cloisonné masonry ⓘ narthex ⓘ three apses ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| isInContinent | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Macedonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macedonia (Greece) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thessaloniki NERFINISHED ⓘ historic center of Thessaloniki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ancient Agora of Thessaloniki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egnatia Street (Thessaloniki) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brickwork decoration
ⓘ
cross-in-square plan ⓘ well-preserved frescoes ⓘ |
| partOf | Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| region | Northern Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Christianity ⓘ |
| roofType | domed ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1988 ⓘ |
| usedFor | Christian worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.