Eski Gümüşhane / Argyroupolis: ruins of the metropolitan cathedral of Saint George (1988)
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Title
Eski Gümüşhane / Argyroupolis: ruins of the metropolitan cathedral of Saint George (1988)
Description
Eski Gümüşhane / old Argyroupolis, 115 km. south of Trebizond: ruins of the metropolitan cathedral of Saint George. The large, three-aisled basilica, built in 1724-1726, retains scant traces of wall-paintings on the west wall of the south aisle.
Date taken
8/1988
Original
Yes
Source
APAN Archive
© APAN
Yes
Color
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Key words
Argyroupolis / Gümüşhane.
Eastern Pontus / Eastern Pontos.
George / Georgios, saint.
Middle Ottoman period.
Orthodox churches.