Fresco, Agios Nikolaos Tis Stegis, Kakopetria, Cyprus

Triumphal entry into Jerusalem, fresco, 11th century, from the Dodekaorton or Life of Christ, in the nave of Agios Nikolaos Tis Stegis, or the Church of St Nicholas of the Roof, a Byzantine monastery built 11th century, near Kakopetria, in the Solea valley of the Troodos mountains, Cyprus. The katholikon or monastery church was built in cross-in-square style with a pitched roof added later, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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