Daphni Monastery

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Byzantine monastery Christian monastery Eastern Orthodox monastery UNESCO World Heritage Site cultural heritage monument

Daphni Monastery is a renowned 11th-century Byzantine monastery near Athens, Greece, celebrated for its exquisite mosaics and as a masterpiece of middle Byzantine art and architecture.

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Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios World Heritage property 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine monastery ⓘ
Christian monastery ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox monastery ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
cultural heritage monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle Middle Byzantine architecture ⓘ
cross-in-square church ⓘ
coordinateLocation 38.008°N 23.642°E ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
damage earthquake damage in 1999 Athens earthquake ⓘ
dedicatedTo Dormition of the Theotokos ⓘ
surface form: Dormition of the Virgin
governingBody Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ
surface form: Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports
hasDecoration Byzantine mosaics ⓘ
frescoes ⓘ
marble revetment ⓘ
hasPart cells for monks ⓘ
chapel ⓘ
cloister ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
dome ⓘ
exonarthex ⓘ
fortified enclosure ⓘ
katholikon ⓘ
narthex ⓘ
refectory ⓘ
towers ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument of Greece ⓘ
inception 11th century ⓘ
knownFor classical restraint in mosaic style ⓘ
exquisite mosaics ⓘ
harmonious proportions of the katholikon ⓘ
masterpiece of middle Byzantine architecture ⓘ
masterpiece of middle Byzantine art ⓘ
locatedIn Chaidari ⓘ
locatedInRegion Attica ⓘ
locatedNear Athens ⓘ
Athens–Corinth highway ⓘ
ancient sanctuary of Apollo Daphnaios ⓘ
locatedOn Sacred Way ⓘ
ancient road from Athens to Eleusis ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
marble ⓘ
stone ⓘ
notableWork Annunciation mosaic ⓘ
Christ Pantocrator ⓘ
surface form: Christ Pantocrator mosaic in the dome

Crucifixion mosaic ⓘ
Hospitality of Abraham mosaic ⓘ
Old Testament scenes ⓘ
Prophets in the drum of the dome ⓘ
New Testament scenes ⓘ
surface form: Scenes from the life of Christ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Daphni Monastery self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios World Heritage property

Palaeologan and Middle Byzantine monuments of Athens region ⓘ
patronDuringRebuilding Byzantine aristocracy ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
roofMaterial tile ⓘ
significantEvent major rebuilding in the late 11th century ⓘ
significantPeriod Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
underwentRestoration 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1990 ⓘ
visitorAttraction tourist site near Athens ⓘ

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Byzantine architecture → notableExample → Daphni Monastery ⓘ
Daphni Monastery → partOf → Daphni Monastery self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios World Heritage property