Old Cathedral North, likely Little Metropolis, Athens, Greece
Date
Circa 1910
Location
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Formally the Church of St. Eleutherios or Panagia Gorgoepikoos is a Byzantine era church in Athens, Greece.The Church is built on the ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to the goddess Eileithyia. It is almost entirely built of reused spolia from earlier buildings. Because of that, dating is difficult but the church was probably built after 1436. It has the name "Little Metropolis" because it is located within the bounds of the residence of the Metropolitan of Athens. Following the Greek War of Independence the church was abandoned. From 1841 it housed the public library of Athens until 1863, when it was re-dedicated as a church, first to Christ the Saviour and then to Saint Eleutherios. It has a typical Byzantine layout.
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Architectural Lantern Slides of Greece
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Athens Acropolis: Erechtheion: Distant context view, showing the Porch of the Maidens, west end, south side
Athens Acropolis: Erechtheion: East facade, viewed from the east southeast
Athens Acropolis: Erechtheion: Historic view of the caryatid in the British Museum, taken by Lord Elgin
Athens Acropolis: Erechtheion: View of cast of one caryatid in museum
Athens Acropolis: Erechtheion: View of the "Porch of the Maidens", west end of the south side