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Byzantine Churches of Nessebar (Part III – Church of Saint Stephen #BYZ37)

While in the first post, we covered the principal old churches of Nessebar and their plans, i.e. transition from basilica to cruciform plan, and in the second post, we explored the unique decorations (or are they really unique?) of some of the 13th and 14th century churches, this post focuses more on one of theContinue reading “Byzantine Churches of Nessebar (Part III – Church of Saint Stephen #BYZ37)”

Byzantine Churches of Nessebar (Part II)

Previous post covered the list of main churches in Nessebar, along with the transformation of their plan from 3-aisle to cruciform. But the beauty of these churches lies in the lavish unique decorations, especially of those built during the 13th and the 14th centuries, during the Second Golden Age of Bulgarian Culture, during the SecondContinue reading “Byzantine Churches of Nessebar (Part II)”