SAHNISI
This blog is about architecture in the Balkans (preponderently Romania), photography, history.
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Old houses of Nessebar and Sozopol
The picturesque towns of Nessebar and Sozopol stand proud on the coast of the Black Sea. A stroll in the old parts of this towns will reveal as much architectural history as one can stand. These ancient cities had a tumultuous history, starting from Thrace settlements, then Greek colonies that fell under the conquest of…
Byzantine Churches of Nessebar (Part IV) – Church of St. Spas #BYZ40
The word ”Byzantine” starts having little or no meaning now, since we are talking about a 17th century church, thus built long after the fall of the Byzantine Empire. Still, we still use the same family of posts, since it carries the influence of the past churches. But it diverges from the others through its…
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 the…
Not all those who wander are lost.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN
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