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Ancient city
HERAKLIO".
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Byzantine churches
The Early Christian Basilica of Agios Titos
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.
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