Some observations and questions regarding early byzantine architecture in Thessaloniki: the octagon near the Golden Gate and the episcopal basilica
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The paper presents some observations and questions about the architectural design of two important monuments of Early Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture in Thessaloniki: (a) the Octagon in the area of the Golden Gate, which seems to be an unicum in the framework of Early Byzantine architecture, and (b) the emblematic five-aisled Episcopal basilica of the city –underneath the cross-domed church of Hagia Sophia– which, being the largest Early Byzantine church of the city, radically changed the Christian topography of Thessaloniki.
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Θ. ΡΑΠΤΗΣ (Konstantinos T. RAPTIS) Κ. (2023). Some observations and questions regarding early byzantine architecture in Thessaloniki: the octagon near the Golden Gate and the episcopal basilica. Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society, 42, 15–32. https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.32347
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