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2273 – Vatopedi: a walk around the monastery
During my week-long stay at Vatopedi Monastery with the FoMA footpath clearing team last year, I had time to walk around the monastery and take photos of the outer walls and towers (on September 28 and 30, 2022). Let’s start … Continue reading
2251 – Swiss photographer Fred Boissonnas in Vatopedi -1928/30
On my last journey to Athos in September/October 2022 I spend one day in Thessaloniki. Because we published the photos of the photographer Boissonnas earlier on this weblog (1485), I made a visit to this small museum MOmus on the … Continue reading
Posted in 02 Vatopedi, art, books, history
Tagged aqeduct, Athonasias, bell tower, clocktower, courtyard, efzones, entrance, Fred Boissonnas, phiale, photographer, photographs, semantron, source, trapeza, well
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2240 – Xiropotamou monastery and the question of the strange figure in de clock tower (a jaquemart) – part 2
In post 2234 I showed pictures of the surrounding area of Xiropotamou and the graveyard/ossuary. In this post we wil take a closer look at the courtyard and its buildings. As said before, it is not easy to present pictures … Continue reading
Posted in 08 Xiropotamou
Tagged 40 Martyrs, bell striker, bell tower, clocktower, courtyard, entrance, jaquemart, katholikon, Quarter Jack, strange man
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2185 – the Dutch photographer Cas Oorthuys and Athos in 1957-2
The second contact print from the Cas Oorthuys files in the Dutch photo museum contains pictures of Karyes, the Protaton church, and pictures of men (with the writer A. den Doolaard?) on the road with mules, probably going from Karyes … Continue reading
Posted in 08 Xiropotamou, art, Karyes
Tagged Cas Oorthuys, clocktower, entrance, Holy Epistatia, mules, Nederlands fotomuseum, Protaton, renovations
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2129 – a close look at Agiou Paulou monastery 1
In post 2015 I ended my photo report with a picture of the Agiou Paulou monastery. Today we will take a closer look at the exterior of the monastery, starting with a plan of the monastery from Mylonas, made in … Continue reading
2006 – Vatopedi, a closer look at the main gate
The main entrance to Vatopedi monastery (Δ on the plan) have been subject in many posts on our weblog. Today we wil take closer look at the gate and I will show you some detailed pictures. This is a plan … Continue reading
1601 – Esfigmenou: the main gate frescoes
Let’s take a closer look at the frescoes form the main entrance, with its two large pillars at each side. It is dedicated to Agios Konstantinos and his wife Eleni. Most paintings are badly damaged. The style of painting is … Continue reading
