Byzantine Chapel at Hagia Triada, Crete

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Carole Raddato
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published on 14 May 2019
Byzantine Chapel at Hagia Triada, Crete

The Byzantine single-aisled chapel of Agios Georgios lying over the remains of a Minoan villa at the Hagia Triada archaeological site in southern Crete. The church was built during the Venetian period at the beginning of the 14th century CE and is decorated with beautiful frescoes.

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Carole Raddato
Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2019, May 14). Byzantine Chapel at Hagia Triada, Crete. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/10625/

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Raddato, Carole. "Byzantine Chapel at Hagia Triada, Crete." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 14, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/10625/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Byzantine Chapel at Hagia Triada, Crete." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 14 May 2019. Web. 14 Nov 2019.

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