Church of geometric pattern
by Aiolos Greek Collections
Title
Church of geometric pattern
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Aiolos Greek Collections
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Description
Traditional decorated church of Pyrgi village in Chios.
The Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in Pyrgi, Chios Island (Greece), located in the middle of the Pyrgi village square, was built in 1694 and painted with archetypal goemetric shapes and floral motifs. This type of painting is called xista and it literally means "scraped". That is because the technique used is scraping the top stucco layer revealing the underlying cement layer.
And also houses of this village has been decorated same geometric pattern.
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November 3rd, 2013
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Kimberlee Baxter
This traditional church in Chios is truly unique in its architecture! It very aesthetically pleasing and charming! It is a beautiful photograph and a "rare find" to see something that is a welcome departure from the typical photo a tourist of Greece might expect! Thank you for sharing this!
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