Μητροπολιτικός Ναός της Ευαγγελίστριας

The imposing Metropolitan Church of Evangelistria is located in an elevated area next to the old Courthouse.
It was originally inaugurated in 1844, but in 1866 suffered severe fire damage. The new church was inaugurated in 1893 and was built according to the neoclassical standards of the Metropolis of Athens.
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It is a cross-in-square church with a dome. Evanelistria is considered as work of art both for its architecture and its exterior decoration, which are influenced by neoclassicism, as well as for its elaborate inside decoration , consisting of beautiful frescoes. These frescoes reflect the spirit of the Munich School. The walls of the church are covered by murals of the 1920s by the famous painter Stavros Kantzikis. In the lower zone the frescoes are from 1952, and they were made by the painter Evangelos Mavrikakis.
 
 
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