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alexander stefanatos

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Byzantine art

Greece
Thessaloniki
Church of St Nicholas Orphanos.
Thessaloniki was the second most important city of the immense Byzantine empire after the glorious capital Constantinople(now Istanbul). The most remarkable evidence of this Byzantine tradition are the many old churches loaded with frescoes and mosaics. One of these is St Nicholas Orrphanos with nearly all it's walls covered with wonderful frescoes from 14th century, restored and put under Unesco's protection.

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s. sabine krause 23/01/2015 18:44
a true gem, this ancient byzantine church! it has an amazing feel of intimacy about it! the gold of the frescoes – radiant and warm, belief-inspiring rather than awe-inspiring… an ambience that makes me get an inkling of what may be meant by the term "humanity of christ"… beautifully captured, alexander! greetings, sabine.
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Lawson McCulloch 19/01/2015 21:17
I get much pleasure from seeing old churches and there beauty from such images Alexander.
best wishes,
from Lawson
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Harold Thompson 19/01/2015 9:46
Very good detail and exposure of the artifacts
:-)) Harold
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Sue Thompson 19/01/2015 9:05
Beautiful.... stunningly so. Thank goodness for Unesco.

:))
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alexander stefanatos 19/01/2015 8:57
In recent days, Rob, with a decent camera, strong wide angle lens and ..ISO more than 1000, you can really do wonders even in hand held shot...
thank you for the comments.
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Adele D. Oliver 19/01/2015 2:18
just stunning these intricate frescoes so well
painted so long ago and now beautifully preserved ...
a fascinating view into this corner, well exposed
in difficult light, great details and colours !!!
greetings, Adele
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SINA 18/01/2015 22:51
Wunderschön Alexander
herzliche Grüße von Sina
hab eine gute neue Woche
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