Churches

Τίτλος

Churches

Θέμα

Architecture--Byzantine--Cyprus

Church architecture--Cyprus

Church decoration and ornament--Cyprus

Church buildings--Cyprus--Nicosia

Δημιουργός

Pittakas, Constantinos

Stokkou, Maria

Πηγή

Higher Technical Institute

Το πλήρες κείμενο είναι διαθέσιμο από το Υπουργείο Ενέργειας, Εμπορίου Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού

Εκδότης

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Ημερομηνία

1989

Συνεισφέρων

Konteatis, C.

Soliatis, I.

Δικαιώματα

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού και κάτοχου των πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων.

Μορφή

pdf

Γλώσσα

en

Τύπος

text

Αναγνωριστικό

CED0042

Σύνοψη

This project deals with churches and to be more specific with the churches of Nicosia, from the architectural point of view.
In this study we aim to give the most accurate picture of the historical and religious background of the churches, we examined.
This project is divided into seven chapters:
The first chapter is the "HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE". A small flashback is made, examining the Classical Greece, the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, and the Western Christendom.
The second chapter is the "BYZANTINE AND GOTHIC ART". It analyzes Byzantine art, Gothic art, and relation of Cyprus with Byzantine art. The plan and construction of one of the Greatest Byzantine Churchcs, the Santa Sophia of Constantinople is discussed.
The third chapter is "CHURCHES". It includes the Early Christian Churches, the basilican plan and central plan.
The fourth chapter is the "FORMS AND ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS". It includes different forms and details of churches.
The fifth is the "HISTORY OF CYPRUS". It includes five periods. The First Byzantine period, the period of Arab raids, the Byzantine period, the period of Frankish – Venetian occupation and the period of Turkish occupation.
The sixth chapter is the "CHURCHES OF CYPRUS". It includes different types of Churches in Cyprus generally and a second part of this chapter examines in more detail the Churches of Nicosia.
The sixth chapter is the "LAWS AND REGULATIONS REGARDING RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS". It refers to laws and regulations according to which the building of churches is made.