The Church of Panagia Kapnikarea (Greek: Εκκλησία της Παναγίας Καπνικαρέας) or just Kapnikarea (Greek: Καπνικαρέα) is a Greek Orthodox church and one of the oldest churches in Athens. It is estimated that the church was built some …

The Byzantine churches in Athens are among the oldest and most architecturally significant in Greece. Learn about this extraordinary link to the past.

2024年9月5日 · The Church of Panagia Kapnikarea, located in the eastern section of Ermou Street, is one of the oldest and most important Byzantine churches in Athens. Constructed around 1050 AD, it was built over the ruins of an ancient pagan temple, likely dedicated to the goddess Athena or Demeter.

2021年7月10日 · Panagia Kapnikarea is an 11th-century church, dedicated to Panagia and is situated in the middle of busy Ermou shopping strip, on the way from Syntagma to Monastiraki square.

2022年3月9日 · Panagia Kapnikarea, is one of the oldest churches in Athens found in the heart of Ermou Street, built around 1050AD, over the ruins of an ancient temple that honoured the goddess Athena or Dimitra. This Byzantine church is dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin and belongs to the University of Athens.

The largest surviving Byzantine church in Athens belongs to the Russian Orthodox community. It was originally the main church of a monastic compound destroyed in the 17th century. Restored in 1850, it is notable for its unusual exterior motifs and wall paintings by …

2025年1月18日 · The Ragavas Byzantine church is a simple four-column cross-inscribed church and it was the first church in Athens to receive its bell after the War of Independence in 1821 (the Ottomans had banned the bells from the Greek churches).

2022年8月19日 · The 1,000+ years old church is the only temple preserved to this present day within the archaeological site. With regard to the construction of the oldest church in Athens, experts say that the Church of the Holy Apostles is a mid-Byzantine temple of …

Historic Panagia Kapnikarea is an 11th-century church in the heart of Athens’ bustling shopping district. One of the oldest Orthodox churches in the city, the Church of Panagia Kapnikarea was built in the 11th century (possibly 1050) and dedicated to the Virgin Mary (“Panagia”).

2024年12月10日 · Panagia Episkopi holds the distinction of being Santorini’s oldest church due to its construction at the end of the 11th century. This Byzantine masterpiece replaced an earlier three-aisled basilica, marking a significant architectural shift.