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)
jayfar
I would love to look inside Sig.
MagikUnicorn
B eautiful
tigertim
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!
Cyve
Fantastic !
flavia49
very beautiful
Minda
very beautiful shot and Great info sig.
Faemike55
Wonderful capture and very cool history
durleybeachbum
It looks like it has become a good habitat!
Juliette.Gribnau
lovely photograph
renecyberdoc
yep lots of historic grounds you cover.
farmerC
Shining.
UteBigSmile
It's a pretty capture (hoffentlich fállt das Kreuz nicht jemanden auf den Kopf,sieht ja gefáhrlich aus)!
Richardphotos
great that you can recall all the names of these places. beautiful architecture
dakotabluemoon
Very unique looking great shot.
casmindo
really beautiful..
ontar1
Nice little church, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tennesseecowgirl
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... :)
drifterlee
Very beautiful shot!
UVDan
I would rather seek God in simple places such as this. A beautiful shot.
virginiese
nice church and great capture. Did you go inside and made a picture?
sandra46
GREAT IMAGE
bobrgallegos
A super capture of this beautiful old church!! Very interesting narrative!
auntietk
That's one I'd love to see in person. It looks fabulous! Sort of an architectural history in one building. Very cool!
starship64
Great story, and a wonderful picture.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
danapommet
So much history in such a small area. An awesome photo Sig!