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Nea Ekklesia
Author(s) : Stankovic Nebojsa (21/3/2008)
For citation: Stankovic Nebojsa, "Nea Ekklesia", 2008,Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, ConstantinopleURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=12328>
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SUMMARY
The Nea Ekklēsia is one of the most famous Constantinopolitan churches that disappeared without physical trace. Its appearance is known only through written sources and a few contemporary renderings. Its most interesting features were its five-domed structure and its quintuple dedication. The Nea’s presumable form, interior arrangement, and meaning are important to understanding the ideas defining the transformation of architecture in the Middle Byzantine period.
Geographical Location
Constantinople (İstanbul), within or next to the complex of the Great Palace
Date
Dedicated on May 1, 880 Destroyed probably in 1490
1. History
2. Description in the Vita Basilii
3. Reconstructions
4. Evaluation
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