Athens - Panaghia Kapnikaréa Church 
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In a little square, opening off Ermoú Street, stands the interesting church of Panaghia Kapnikaréa Church, now the University church, which was saved from destruction during the construction of Ermoú Street in the 19th C. only by the intervention of King Ludwig I of Bavaria.
The Kapnikaréa is a very fine example of a domed cruciform church of the 11th C., with the little chapel of Ste Barbara on the north side.
The Kapnikaréa is a very fine example of a domed cruciform church of the 11th C., with the little chapel of Ste Barbara on the north side.
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The paintings in the interior (19th C.) cover the complete iconographic program as developed in the Middle Byzantine period.
Address:
Kapnikaréa Church, Corner of Ermous & Kalamiótous, Athéna , Greece
Hours:
8am-2pm; Tue: 4:30pm-9:30pm; Thu: 4:30pm-9:30pm; Fri: 4:30pm-9:30pm
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Greek National Day (March 25), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Easter - Christian, Good Friday - Christian
Transit: Bus: 025 (Ermou).
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