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Greece - Kalavryta, Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

The Holy Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is located in the central square at the heart of the village. The church was built in the period 1730-1750 and then burned by the Ottomans in 1826, rebuilt, but was destroyed again by the Germans in 1943.

The clock on its left belfry is stopped at the time - 14.34 hours - of the Nazi atrocity in December 1943, while on the right a new clock measures the time since the liberation from the Germans. A plaque reads “The hour of destruction left a scar on time. The silenced clock will always read disaster and death, blood, fire and pain at the exact hour the lament began. December 13, 1943” On the second clock tower a plaque reads “The Holy Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was set on fire by the Ottomans in 1826. Was set on fire again by the German on December 13th 1943”.
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47 comments

Schussentäler said:

Eine Innen und Außen schön gestaltete Kirche
4 months ago ( translate )

Nouchetdu38 said:

Remarkable church!!!!!!!!!
Have a nice new week Jaap****
4 months ago

Stephan Fey said:

HBM, Jaap. Have a good start of the week! A wonderful light inside of the cathedral!
4 months ago

Guy Bacca (guybac) said:

Belle prise de cette superbe église victime à plusieurs reprises de la folie des hommes . Belle architecture bien mise en valeur et de beaux détails bien montrés
4 months ago ( translate )

Roger (Grisly) said:

A superb series and a beautiful church, Jaap
4 months ago ( translate )

David Slater (Spodde… said:

A nice collection Jaap. HBM and happy new week.
4 months ago

Percy Schramm said:

Great captures of this fantastic looking cathedral.
4 months ago

William Sutherland said:

Stunning cathedral capture and PIPs! HBM!
4 months ago

Madeleine Defawes said:

Superbe visite de cette très belle église !
Bonne semaine. Amitiés
4 months ago ( translate )

Günter Klaus said:

Da zeigst du sehr schöne Ansichten von dieser Kirche von Außen lieber Jaap,schön hast du auch Innen das Licht sehr gut eingesetzt :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
4 months ago ( translate )

Joe, Son of the Rock said:

Lovely building and great use of light and shadow. Have a great new week. All the best, Joe
4 months ago

Heide said:

Eine wunderbare Fotografie von der Kirche.
Sehr schön auch die Detailaufnahmen von ihr.
4 months ago ( translate )

Franck Chabal said:

Richement décoré!
4 months ago ( translate )

Dimas Sequeira said:

Magnificent cathedral, reborn from the ashes twice!
4 months ago

Julien Rappaport said:

Belle en extérieur et bien décorée à l'intérieur
4 months ago ( translate )