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Church of the Holy Apostles (photo by G. Lambakis no. 1468-9) ... G. Lambakis ... Horizontal (normal) ... ca. 1890
Southeast corner of the Agora. View of the west end of the Church of the Holy Apostles with its modern extention. On the right, workmen are beginning excavations in the area surrounding the church, 25 ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 25/2/1952
View of the southeast corner of the Church of the Holy Apostles before restoration ... northwest Horizontal (normal) ... 30/4/1952
Restored plan of Period IV of the Church of the Holy Apostles ... J. Travlos ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1954
View of the interior before excavation ... west 8 Horizontal (normal) ... 20/2/1954
Interior of the Church of the Holy Apostles before the start of the restoration project, March 2, 1954 ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 2/3/1954
View of the interior before excavation: ceiling of the western end: Pantokrator in dome, Period IV ... Horizontal (normal) ... 10/3/1954
Interior excavations: "original" west wall of the church: crosswall of Periods I-III ... east 77 Horizontal (normal) ... 13/3/1954
Interior excavation: vaulted tombs in the narthex ... east 63 Horizontal (normal) ... 13/3/1954
Interior excavation: showing west apse as discovered ... west 61 Horizontal (normal) ... 13/3/1954
Area to the east of the church, showing scarp of original ground level between modern paving and Roman floor ... west 4656 Horizontal (normal) ... 19/3/1954
Southeast corner of the narthex, after removing plaster and unblocking upper doorway ... 175 Horizontal (normal) ... 21/5/1954
Church after clearing to foundations ... northeast Horizontal (normal) ... 27/5/1954
Foundations of the northwest angle chamber ... northwest Horizontal (normal) ... 3/6/1954
View of the east end, after clearing the foundations on floor bedding of the Nymphaion. Original ground-level indicated in front of reinforcing of the foundations ... west Horizontal (normal) ... 10/6/1954
Central part of the sanctuary, with the Holy Table. Pre-church wall in foreground. Note the two ancient elements, a base (A 4203) and a Doric capital (A 4202) ... 361 Horizontal (normal) ... 31/7/1954
The church after demolition of modern addition ... south 444 Horizontal (normal) ... 17/8/1954
The church after demolition of modern addition ... north Horizontal (normal) ... 17/8/1954
View of the Church of the Holy Apostles from the southwest, August 1954, after demolition of the later additions had been completed ... northeast 442 Horizontal (normal) ... 17/8/1954
The northeast column with scaffold and bracing erected to carry the weight of the vaults in preparation for removing the column ... Cf. 1997.16.0230 448 Horizontal (normal) ... 7/10/1954
Ancient capital reused on the southwest column in the church ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1955
Lintel (Pentelic marble) of the side door in the west facade (Period I) ... Horizontal (normal) ... ca. 1955
Actual state plan of the Church of the Holy Apostles ... J. Travlos ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1955
Southwest column base before reinforcing foundations with concrete ... 345 Horizontal (normal) ... 12/1/1955
East apse: 1. Pre-church wall; 2. Building level with lime-pit; 3. Possible bedding for original floor; 4. Bedding for intermediate floor; 5. Paving slabs of intermediate floor; 6. Level of modern floor ... 544 Horizontal (normal) ... 15/1/1955
Vaulting of the southwest angle chamber ... Horizontal (normal) ... 15/1/1955
North apse after removing cover slabs of grave and tomb. Back to front: Tombs 1 to 4 ... 552 Horizontal (normal) ... 21/1/1955
Interior of the Church of the Holy Apostles. View from the narthex of the eastern apse after excavations and before refilling. Three of the four columns had been replaced. The southwest column (bottom ... Cf. 1997.16.0123 east Horizontal (normal) ... 21/1/1955
Southeast window of the dome after unblocking, but before restoring to its original shape ... 591 Horizontal (normal) ... 31/1/1955
Northeast segment of the dome where the frescoes have been destroyed, showing original masonry ... 582 Horizontal (normal) ... 18/2/1955
Fresco of Aaron between the southeast and south windows of the dome, under the most recent painting ... Horizontal (normal) ... 18/2/1955
Building the centering for the vaults of the central saucer dome and completing the ribbing. Viwe from above ... 609 Horizontal (normal) ... 21/2/1955
Forms for the vaults of the narthex after laying reinforcing steel and electric conduit for the wiring. View from above ... Cf. 1997.16.0170 637 Horizontal (normal) ... 22/3/1955
View of the narthex after the reconstruction of the vaults. Looking into the narthex through the reconstructed south window ... north 659 Horizontal (normal) ... 9/4/1955
Western barrel vault before repairs ... Horizontal (normal) ... 16/5/1955
Southwest pendentive, showing original construction ... Horizontal (normal) ... 16/5/1955
Triangular vault of the southwest angle chamber ... Horizontal (normal) ... 5/6/1955
View of the church with the narthex nearing completion ... southeast Horizontal (normal) ... 6/6/1955
Semi-dome of the southwest angle chamber ... Horizontal (normal) ... 23/6/1955
South gable before the beginning of repairs on the roof. Junction of the east apse and barrel vault ... Horizontal (normal) ... 24/10/1955
Roof of the narthex under construction ... Horizontal (normal) ... 5/11/1955
Windows of east apse and Diaconicon ... Horizontal (normal) ... 5/11/1955
Central doorway with original step block in place ... Horizontal (normal) ... 5/11/1955
Roof of the east vault after removing tiles ... Horizontal (normal) ... 24/11/1955
Roof of the east vault after removing tiles and filling over vault ... Horizontal (normal) ... 24/11/1955
Painting of St. Romanos in a niche in the northwest conch. 17th century ... Horizontal (normal) ... 18 February 1955
Theophanes Nomikos carving the marble lunette for the central doorway. The interior walls have been plastered; the southern window of the narthex restored; frescoes have been installed ... Horizontal (normal) ... 8/3/1956
Frescoes of the northeast corner before repairing. Angel of Trinity and sacrifice of Isaac in Prothesis ... Horizontal (normal) ... 22/3/1956
Piece of the lintel of the altar screen, view of the soffit ... Horizontal (normal) ... April 1956
Epistyle block, view of the front ... Horizontal (normal) ... April 1956
Piece of the lintel of the altar screen ... Horizontal (normal) ... April 1956
Piece of the lintel of the altar screen ... Horizontal (normal) ... April 1956
Byzantine column fragment, now built in ... Horizontal (normal) ... April 1956
Fragment of an original closure slab of the altar screen. Now built in the northwest corner of the church ... Horizontal (normal) ... April 1956
View to show laying of tiles on roof of narthex. Note also the landscaping of the garden around the church ... east ... 14/8/1956
General view after the restoration was completed ... southeast Horizontal (normal) ... 13/9/1956
Interior of the church after completion of work on frescoes and iconostasis. The framework for the omphalos has been chiselled out of the marble slab ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 17/12/1956
View of the interior, looking toward the narthex ... Horizontal (normal) ... 26/4/1957
The restored dome of the Church of the Holy Apostles with the Pantokrator (The All Powerful) looking down ... Horizontal (normal) ... 26/4/1957
Putting the finishing touches on the omphalos. All the new marble carving was the work of Aristeides Rombos, including the omphalos ... Horizontal (normal) ... 3/5/1957
View through southern part of the narthex into the church proper ... Horizontal (normal) ... 3/5/1957
Kufesque brickwork in south apse ... Horizontal (normal) ... 10/5/1957
View of the interior on completion of work ... southeast Horizontal (normal) ... 10/5/1957
View of the church after restoration and landscaping ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 28/4/1959
Originally the northwest capital in the church, now standing in the church courtyard ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1961
Fragmentary Byzantine sarcophagus as built into the narthex. 13th century ... Horizontal (normal) ... April 1961
Detail of dome and roof ... Cf. 2010.01.0169 northwest Horizontal (normal) ... 6/4/1961
Plans and sections of window details. Scale 1:20 ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Longitudinal section through the church. Scale 1:50 ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... south Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Plan of the roof. Scale 1:50 ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Section through the narthex. Scale 1:50 ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Restored plan of the church, Period I. Scale 1:50 ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Elevations of windows. Scale 1:20 ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Elevation of the south end of the church. Scale 1:50 ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Transverse section. Scale 1:50 ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Elevation of the east end. Scale 1:50 ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Transverse section, east end ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... east Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Elevation of the west end. Scale 1:50 ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Elevation of the north end. Scale 1:50 ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Restored plan of the Church of the Holy Apostles ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Plan of the roof of the Church of the Holy Apostles ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
West end elevation of the Church of the Holy Apostles ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
South elevation of the Church of the Holy Apostles ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
East elevation of the Church of the Holy Apostles, ca 1000 A.D ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
North elevation of the Church of the Holy Apostles ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Transverse section through the Church of the Holy Apostles, looking east ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Longitudinal section through the Church of the Holy Apostles, looking south ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Section through the Narthex of the Church of the Holy Apostles, looking east ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
State section (A-A) through the Church of the Holy Apostles, looking east ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Elevations of the windows of the Church of the Holy Apostles ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1969
Drawing of the design on the sarcophagus ... John Travlos ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1971
Restored plan of Period III of the Church of the Holy Apostles ... J. Travlos ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1971
Plan, section, and elevation of the Altar screen from the Church of the Holy Apostles ... J. Travlos ... 1971
