Thessaloniki: Byzantine Sacred Art and Architecture
Thessaloniki, Greece
5th - 14th centuries
Thessaloniki showcases rich Byzantine sacred architecture and murals. Saint Nicholas Orphanos (14th c.) dazzles with extensive Palaiologan frescoes inside its simple timber-roofed form. Vlatadon Monastery (14th c.), a cross-in-square katholikon, features notable frescoes. The grand Hagia Sophia (8th c.), a domed basilica, holds significant mosaics like the Ascension. Hosios David at Latomos Monastery (5th c.) reveals a rare, early Vision of Ezekiel mosaic. These varied sanctuaries display evolving Byzantine artistic expression through distinct forms and vital interior decorations.
塞萨洛尼基：拜占庭圣堂艺术与建筑
希腊塞萨洛尼基
约公元5世纪 - 14世纪
塞萨洛尼基拥有丰富的拜占庭教堂建筑及内部壁画。圣尼古拉奥尔法诺斯教堂（14世纪）木顶结构内遍布帕列奥列格风格湿壁画。弗拉塔顿修道院（14世纪）为十字内接式，存有同期壁画。宏伟的圣索菲亚大教堂（8世纪）穹顶巴西利卡式，以《耶稣升天图》等马赛克闻名。拉托莫斯修道院的圣大卫教堂（5世纪）则藏有珍稀早期《以西结异象图》马赛克。诸圣殿展现了拜占庭艺术的多样形态与精湛技艺。