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Ohrid-Sv. Sofija


Ohrid-Sv. Sofija
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Copyright: Biljana Kostovska (Mravka) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 92 W: 0 N: 27] (1891)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-12
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
Exposure: f/4.8
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-09-20 15:28
Viewed: 210
Points: 10
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A large church with compound foundations and a complex history, St Sophia is one of the most impressive medieval buildings in Ohrid. The church was the center of the Ohrid archiepiscopacy, which once had jurisdiction over the regions of the Danube, Thessalonica, and Albania.

Believed to have been built or rebuilt on the grounds of an early Christian basilica between the years 1035-1056, the church is one of the best representatives of Macedonian religious architecture.


During the time when Macedonia was part of the Ottoman Empire, the church was turned into a mosque and the frescoes were covered with plaster – thus luckily preserving them for future generations.
After World War II, the church was restored and the frescoes that date from the Byzantine period (11th -14th centuries) were revealed and cleaned.

Since its builders blessed it with wonderful acoustics, the church of St Sophia and its front yard are a main site for the annual Ohrid Summer Festival.
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Аууу.. Добро је скроз! Браво, Биљана!

Пуно поздрава!

zdravo Biljana
odlicna fotografija , prekrasni detali
mi se dopagja pozadinata i neboto ...
pozdrav
T

Zdravo Biljana...
Veoma lijep kadar sa lijepim bojama...
Zaista ovaj grad sa 365 crkava trebam i moram posjetiti...
Pozdrav...
Andro

Bonjour Biljana,
Une superbe vue très colorée et pleine de jolis détails, une excellente luminosité, c'est pour moi Parfait!!!
Excellent cliché
Amitiés
Odile

Zdravo bibi
Prekrasen, navistina prekrasen agol od koj moze da se opfati najgolemiot del od ovaa nasa katedrala. Odlicen kontrast so kameniot zid vo predniot plan i sosema dovolno zelenilo, za da ja razbranuva fotografijata. I jas se obidov da ja fatam od slicen agol, ama ocigledno ne go najdov ova tvoe odlicno mesto :( Prekrasni elementi na slikata - osvetlenost, ostrina, boi...
Mnogu pozdravi
Meli
soon

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