Sotira Lykodimou Church (Russian Church)評價

The church is in the centre of the city. It stands tall and has been preserved for a long time.

This is one of the largest medieval buildings in Athens. It was first a Byzantine church, built in the 11th century, then bought by the Russian government in the 19th century, so it is also known as the Russian church.

這座拜占庭教堂建於11世紀,是雅典最大的中世紀建築。1847年由俄羅斯政府購買,修復,併爲俄羅斯東正教社區建造了教區教堂。當地人稱之爲“俄羅斯教堂 ” , 它的八角形圓頂在拜占庭式設計中獨具特色,其特色是基督作爲“萬有統治者”的通常形象,從上面俯視。裝飾非常有趣,阿拉伯語寫作和德國畫家Ludwig Thiersch的作品。還有一個高大的鐘樓。

外面似乎並不像一個正統教會,因爲上層的形並不,但只要進去看看有許多華的細節,就能看到一個令人目的地。這個地方已經被遺忘了多年,直到俄羅斯正統教會把錢投入到完全恢復之中,而是值得了解的雅典中心的隱藏之處。