Church of Aghios Dimitrios Loumbardiaris by junge1
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Description
This small Greek Orthodox chapel is located at the foot of Philopappou Hill west of the Acropolis.
According to some sources this chapel was constructed in the 9th century AD from materials available at the Acropolis.
The name 'Loumbardhiaris' derives from the Greek word for cannon, Loumbadha. On 26 October 1656, the Turkish garrison, led by anti-Christian commander Yusul Aga, tried to cannon the Christians flocking to the church to celebrate the eve of the saint's day. Just before the attack, however, thunder struck the Turkish cannons and the commander died in this incident.
The church has one aisle, with a simple vaulted roof and preserves some Byzantine wall paintings. The exterior of the church has been changed on a number of occasions, most recently during the 1950s by the well-known architect Dimitris Pikiones (Sources: Local tour guide, Wikipedia).
This picture was taken on 27 June 2013,
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Comments (26)
I would love to look inside Sig.
B eautiful
Cool, and quaint.... one of those little treasures discovered on a trip. The cross placement is unusual..but does lead you in nicely... more inviting than the traditional vertical mounting!
Fantastic !
very beautiful
very beautiful shot and Great info sig.
Wonderful capture and very cool history
It looks like it has become a good habitat!
lovely photograph
yep lots of historic grounds you cover.
Shining.
It's a pretty capture (hoffentlich fállt das Kreuz nicht jemanden auf den Kopf,sieht ja gefáhrlich aus)!
great that you can recall all the names of these places. beautiful architecture
Very unique looking great shot.
really beautiful..
Nice little church, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to come in there with some hedge clippers and clip away some of that huge bush in front so we can see more of the church... :)
Very beautiful shot!
I would rather seek God in simple places such as this. A beautiful shot.
nice church and great capture. Did you go inside and made a picture?
GREAT IMAGE
A super capture of this beautiful old church!! Very interesting narrative!
That's one I'd love to see in person. It looks fabulous! Sort of an architectural history in one building. Very cool!
Great story, and a wonderful picture.
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
So much history in such a small area. An awesome photo Sig!