Karyes - Nea Moni Church and Museum

 
The dome of the Nea Moni church is borne, as at Dafní, on eight piers and spans the full width of the church, not merely the central aisle. The walls still have their original facing of red marble. Some of the mosaics were destroyed in the 1881 earthquake; in particular those on the dome, which collapsed, were lost. In subsequent restoration work the dome was rebuilt and the surviving mosaics made safe. The other conventual buildings were damaged during the Turkish punitive expedition of 1822, and many of them are now in a state of dilapidation, as are the hospices for pilgrims around the convent.
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8am-1pm; Closed: Mon
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Good Friday - Christian, Easter - Christian

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