Glyfada Basilica
It is an early Christian temple of the 5th century, located next to Poseidonos avenue, at the height of Glyfada square. Although only ruins remain today, the style of the temple is early Christian, three-aisled basilica with a narthex.
The excavations carried out in 1929 revealed, according to the archaeologist-professor Orlando, that the temple was built in the 5th century, was destroyed somewhere between the 6th and 7th centuries and was rebuilt during the Middle Byzantine Times. Of course, the new church was limited in area and single-aisled, instead of three-aisled. A very common phenomenon after the destruction of large older temples.
In addition, during the times of the Ottoman rule, a small single-aisled church was built in the now-ruined area of the basilica within the boundaries of the old basilica, extending from the arch to the iconostasis of the old Basilica. The existence of the temple in the area demonstrates the continuous presence of residents in the area of the Ancient municipality of Aexone from antiquity to the times of the Turkish occupation.
It is an early Christian temple of the 5th century, located next to Poseidonos avenue, at the height of Glyfada square. Although only ruins remain today, the style of the temple is early Christian, three-aisled basilica with a narthex. The excavations carried out in 1929 revealed, according to the archaeologist-professor Orlando, that the temple was built in the 5th century, was destroyed somewhere between the 6th and 7th centuries and was rebuilt during the Middle Byzantine Times. Of course, the new church was limited in area and single-aisled, instead of three-aisled. A very common phenomenon after the destruction of large older temples. In addition, during the times of the Ottoman rule, a small single-aisled church was built in the now-ruined area of the basilica within the boundaries of the old basilica, extending from the arch to the iconostasis of the old Basilica. The existence of the temple in the area demonstrates the continuous presence of residents in the area of the Ancient municipality of Aexone from antiquity to the times of the Turkish occupation.
It is an early Christian temple of the 5th century, located next to Poseidonos avenue, at the height of Glyfada square. Although only ruins remain today, the style of the temple is early Christian, three-aisled basilica with a narthex. The excavations carried out in 1929 revealed, according to the archaeologist-professor Orlando, that the temple was built in the 5th century, was destroyed somewhere between the 6th and 7th centuries and was rebuilt during the Middle Byzantine Times. Of course, the new church was limited in area and single-aisled, instead of three-aisled. A very common pheno…
