Kapnikarea church (Athens) Syntagma - Καπνικαρέα

Καπνικαρέα - Kapnikarea, 11th c. Byzantine church on Ermou St., Athens
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Latitude: 37.976300
Longitude: 23.728500
Confidence: High (20130000)

Place ID: 380237EKap
Time period: LM
Region: Attica
Country: Greece
Department: Athens C
Mod: Syntagma

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Modern Description: Kapnikarea, the most famous Byzantine church in Attica, on Ermou St. in the center of Athens. Mostly built in the 11th century, it took its name perhaps from the Kapnikarea-chimney tax
[Judith Binder: Kapnikarea, (Church of the Presentation of the Virgin), 11th c., Ermou and Kapnikareas Sts.( Plan 1 alpha—7, no. 95): Maltezos, G. T. 1960, 59-60 no. 2; Biris, K. 1966, 44-45 no. 57; Byzantine Monuments 1970, pls. 12-22]
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Panagia_Kapnikarea
Wikidata ID: Q1728667
Trismegistos Geo: 364

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