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.
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.