What I can see

On the northern slope of the Acropolis Rock is the Middle-Byzantine Church of Metamorfoseos tou Sotiros (Transfiguration of the Saviour). It is a domed cruciform four- column inscribed church. The dome is octagonal, of Athenian type, with arched openings. This is part of the original (Byzantine) architecture of the church, as is most of the north facade, which was built with the brick-enclosed masonry system. Today, we do not see the original form of the church from the Byzantine years, but the form it acquired during the post-Byzantine-Ottoman years, with changes on the facades and additions, especially on the east and west sides. The capitals of the columns are reused and probably date to the Roman period.

What I can't see

The church is also known as “Sotirakis” (i.e. little Sotiris), due to its small size. On its southern side, a natural recess of the Acropolis rock houses part of the chapel of Agia Paraskevi. During the restoration of the church, parts of wall paintings were uncovered and vaulted tile-roofed tombs were discovered south of the church.

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