Nea Moni of Chios

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Nea Moni of Chios is an 11th-century monastery on the Greek island of Chios, renowned for its exquisite mosaics and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine monastery
Eastern Orthodox monastery
UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage site
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
surface form: Middle Byzantine architecture
completedIn 1055
constructionBegan 1042
continent Europe
country Greece
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
surface form: Theotokos
denomination Greek Orthodox Church
foundedBy Constantine IX Monomachos NERFINISHED
Zoe Porphyrogenita
surface form: Empress Zoe

Empress Theodora
surface form: Theodora (Byzantine empress)
foundedInCentury 11th century
governingBody Hellenic Ministry of Culture
surface form: Greek Ministry of Culture
hasArtForm frescoes
mosaics
hasPart chapels
cistern
defensive tower
katholikon
refectory
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageProtectionStatus protected monument of Greece
knownFor Byzantine mosaics
Middle Byzantine period
surface form: Middle Byzantine art

gold-ground mosaics
languageOfLiturgicalUse Greek
locatedIn Aegean Sea
Chios NERFINISHED
North Aegean region
locatedOn Chios
surface form: island of Chios
material stone
mosaicTechnique opus tessellatum
nearestCity Chios
surface form: Chios town
partOf Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki
surface form: Byzantine monuments of Greece
period Middle Byzantine period
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
significantEvent damaged by 1881 Chios earthquake
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism
traditionallyFoundedBy three monks Nikitas, John and Joseph
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria criterion (ii)
criterion (iv)
criterion (vi)
UNESCOWorldHeritageId 537
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1990

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chios hasHeritageSite Nea Moni of Chios
Chios hasReligiousSite Nea Moni of Chios
Byzantine architecture notableExample Nea Moni of Chios