Photographs of nature, places and objects that have caught my eye.

Φωτογραφίες απο την φύση, απο τόπους και αντικείμενα που μου χτύπησαν στο μάτι.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Pantanassa. Παντάνασσα.

A church dedicated to our Queen Mary. The Queen of All (Pantanassa). A monument from the Byzantine era, beautifully restored. Near Monemvasia in Peloponnese.  Unfortunately it was locked when i visited it and I could not take any photographs from the inside.
Παντάνασσα. Η Βασίλισσα των πάντων. Ένα Βυζαντινό μνημείο, υπέροχα αποκαταστημένο. Κοντά στο χωριό Παντάνασσα της Λακωνίας. Δυστυχώς το βρήκα κλειδωμένο και δεν μπόρεσα να τραβήξω φωτογραφίες από το εσωτερικό.

20 comments:

Jilly said...

Oh what a beautiful church and how perfect to post this today. Happy Christmas Costas and thank you so much for your comments during the year. Really means a lot! Have a wonderful day!

magda said...

Καλημέρα και χρόνια πολλά !
Καταπληκτικές φωτογραφίες γι αυτήν την υπέροχη Βυζαντινή εκκλησία.

Joop Zand said...

Hello Costas

Nice monument and good pictures, i like this kind of pictures.

Greetings and a merry Christmas.

Joop

Pamela Stocks said...

Καλά Χριστούγεννα Costas and thank you for posting all these wonderful photos. They brighten my days.

Allison said...

Merry Christmas Costas!! xoxo

Ken Mac said...

Beauty shots! Merry Christmas !

kiki said...

Χρόνια πολλά και καλά!

Σταλαγματιά said...

*★Merry★* 。 • ˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ •
•。★Christmas★ 。* 。
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˚ ˛ •˛•˚ */______/~\。˚ ˚ ˛
˚ ˛ •˛• ˚ | 田田 |門| ˚and A Happy New Year 2011

Bagafarna said...

Beatiful and interesting church. Amazing place!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2011 to You!

Dawn said...

Absolutely stunning. I am always so intrigued with these types of buildings.
Merry Christmas Costas! Your photography and "tours" through a beautiful land are always a wonderful gift!
Merry Christmas!!

Soraia said...

Thank you anda merry christmas to you to :D

Great photos :D

Suz said...

Merry Christmas
and I love the bell on the church
I love all the buildings you photograph for us

Berit said...

Beautiful church Costas:)

Out on the prairie said...

What a nice building, it would be fun to see inside.I hope you are going to enjoy the holiday.I saw your name in lights, well your first name. A eatery about 50 miles from me in Mt. Pleasant,Iowa, serving steak and pizza.

TheChieftess said...

Absolutely lovely Costas!!! Merry Christmas to you and yours!!

Dimitrios Tilis said...

Χρόνια πολλά γεμάτα υγεία και ευτυχία για σένα και τους δικούς σου ανθρώπους!

Ola said...

Looks like a fortress a little bit

Cobalt Violet said...

Beautiful! I find these little rustic churches with their lovely stone work so enchanting. I would love to see this in person. Thanks for sharing Costas.

Merry Christmas!

Sylvia K said...

So beautiful! An enchanting little church it is! Would so love to go back to Peloponnese and revisit so many places! Hope your holiday weekend is going well, Costas! Enjoy!

Sylvia

Suburban Girl said...

I really like this church building. The oldness of it and the architecture are wonderful.