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AGII DEKA (Village) HERAKLIO
The church of Agii Deka presents many similarities with the church
of the Panagia Paliani, but it is not clear if it is of the first or the second
Byzantine period. It is a three-aisled basilica and the aisles are separated from
each other with five arches supported by three marble columns without bases. The
bases of the columns, simply decorated, seem to have been used as column capitals.
The floor is of white marble slabs enclosed in dark marble frames. The church
has an old narthex also subdivided into three parts and the exterior walls of
the church have blind arches.
This text is cited Feb 2003 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
GORTYS (Ancient city) HERAKLIO
The Early Byzantine church of Agios Titos is one of the most important
churches in Crete. It was originally a three-aisled basilica, but its architecture
was influenced by the sixth century trends of cruciform architecture developed
in Byzantium. A transverse aisle in the middle gives it a cruciform shape. At
the ends of this aisle there are conches (domed roof of the apse). There was a
dome in the middle, and the church had a narthex in the front. The nave and the
arms of the cross are barrel-vaulted and the back of the church has three conches.
This text is cited Dec 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
MITROPOLI (Village) GORTYNA
In Mitropolis there are the remains of a rare three-conch basilica
of the fifth century. It had a fine mosaic floor with representations of birds
and flowers using fifteen colours.
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