Observations about the katholikon of the Asteriou Monastery, on mount Hymettos (Attica)
Abstract
The katholikon of the Asteriou Monastery (dimensions 8.20 x 6.50 m.) is of a composite four-column cross-in-square type with a dome, three semi-hexagonal apses and a narthex. The design is distinguished by its harmonious proportions. The question of the monument’s original form and of the later interventions in the narthex remains open. Until recently the katholikon was counted among the Byzantine churches of Athens. However, although it draws on Byzantine models, its construction indicates that it dates to the Post-Byzantine period and indeed to the sixteenth century.
Article Details
- How to Cite
-
ΣΤΟΥΦΗ-ΠΟΥΛΗΜΕΝΟΥ Ι. (2011). Observations about the katholikon of the Asteriou Monastery, on mount Hymettos (Attica). Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society, 30, 109–118. https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.641
- Section
- Articles
The copyright for articles in the journal Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society (henceforth Deltion) is retained by the author(s), with first publication rights granted to the journal and to EIE/ EKT the right to store and communicate these articles to the public via its information infrastructures. By virtue of their appearance in this journal, articles are free to use with proper attribution for non-commercial uses under a ShareAlike obligation. The Christian Archaeological Society and EIE/EKT retain the worldwide right to reproduce, display, distribute, and use articles published in the Deltion in all formats and media, either separately or as part of collective works for the full term of copyright. This includes but is not limited to the right to publish articles in an issue of the Journal, copy and distribute individual reprints of the articles, authorize reproduction of articles in their entirety in another publication of the Christian Archaeological Society, and authorize reproduction and distribution of articles or abstracts thereof by means of computerized retrieval systems.
