Monastery of Pantanassa
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The Monastery of Pantanassa is a 15th-century Byzantine convent in Mystras, Greece, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and frescoes and as the only still-inhabited monastery in the medieval fortress town.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine convent
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Christian religious building ⓘ Eastern Orthodox monastery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Late Byzantine architecture
NERFINISHED
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cross-in-square church ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary Pantanassa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | hillside within Mystras citadel ⓘ |
| foundedAs | female convent ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Byzantine fresco painting ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | important monument of Byzantine art in Greece ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cloistered convent buildings
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decorative brickwork ⓘ domed church ⓘ narthex ⓘ sculpted capitals ⓘ stone masonry construction ⓘ two-storey church structure ⓘ well-preserved Byzantine architecture ⓘ well-preserved frescoes ⓘ |
| hasFunction | active nunnery ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| inception | 15th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mystras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval fortress town of Mystras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Laconia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peloponnese region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | slopes of Mount Taygetos ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Byzantine fresco decoration
ⓘ
being the only still-inhabited monastery in Mystras ⓘ late Byzantine architecture in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Archaeological Site of Mystras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfPeriod | late Byzantine period ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| roofType | tiled roof ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1989 ⓘ |
| use |
monastic community
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ place of worship ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.