Church of Agios Georgios
Agios Georgios is a church of neo-romanesque order in Metaxourgio area.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1899 Beginning of construction.
1901 Completion.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
This church was designed by Ernst Ziller and is of the neo-Romanesque order. This order has a monumental style and characteristic domes. The turrets on the outer edges of the church are its most distinctive feature, and set it apart from most Byzantine and Neo-Byzantine Orthodox churches.
What I can't see
It was the church of the Chatzikonstas Orphanage and was located in its cortyard. The orphanage was demolished, but the church was not. In Greece, the neo-Romanesque order is rare and elements of this architecture can be found in the Cathedral of Agios Grigorios Palamas in Thessaloniki and in the Church of Our Lady Faneromeni in Aegio, both works of the same architect.
Bibliography
http://www.eie.gr/archaeologia/gr/arxeio.aspx
Last visit 23/1/2023
