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Byzantine Churches During Venetian Times

La chiesa del Monastero di Gouverneto
La chiesa del Monastero di Gouverneto
During Venetian rule the great Byzantine architectural tradition in church construction described above continued unchanged. The influence of the West was only evident in the exterior appearance, which took on a more Gothic style with a heavy presentation in the front of the church and was then complemented with a bell tower. More ornate decorations of external doors and windows were also apparent.
Examples of such churches are the church of the monastery of Arkadi, in Rethimnon,and the churches of the monasteries of Agia Triada and Gouverneto on the Akrotiri, Kydonia. Ornate doors and windows appear in many churches built in this era, as is the case with Agios Fanourios of the Varsamonero Monastery, the church of the Panagia in Drakonero, Prinos, Rethimnon and the church of the Panagia in Thronos, Amari. The church of Agii Apostoli in Sfakia and some other churches are built so that the three ends of the cross are round, thus returning to the very old tradition of the first Byzantine churches, such as Agios Titos of Gortyn.

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La chiesa bizantina di Panagìa a Drakònero
La chiesa bizantina di Panagìa a Drakònero
La basilica di Agios Titos, Gortyn
La basilica di Agios Titos, Gortyn
La spettacolare facciata della chiesa del Monastero di Arkadi
La spettacolare facciata della chiesa del Monastero di Arkadi
La chiesa del Monastero di Agìa Triada
La chiesa del Monastero di Agìa Triada
La chiesa di Panagìa a Thronos
La chiesa di Panagìa a Thronos
La chiesa di Agios Fanourios, Monastero di Varsamònero
La chiesa di Agios Fanourios, Monastero di Varsamònero
La chiesa del Monastero di Gouverneto
La chiesa del Monastero di Gouverneto