Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Painted Churches in the Troodos Region' has mentioned 'Byzantine' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| The complex comprises ten Byzantine churches and monasteries richly decorated with Byzantine and post-Byzantine murals: | WIKI |
| Over a period of 500 years until the 16th century, many Byzantine churches were constructed in the Troxc3xb6dos Region. | WIKI |
| These site demonstrate the range of architectural and artistic influences affecting Cyprus over the entire Byzantine reign. | WIKI |
| The ten monuments included on the World Heritage List, all richly decorated with murals, provide an overview of Byzantine and post-Byzantine painting in Cyprus and bear testimony to the variety of artistic influences affecting Cyprus over a period of 500 years. | UNESCO |
| The structures display elements that were specific to Cyprus and were determined by its geography, history and climate, including steep-pitched wooden roofs with flat hooked tiles, in some cases providing a second roof over Byzantine masonry domes and vaulted forms, while exhibiting Byzantine metropolitan art of the highest quality. | UNESCO |
| They also contain a wealth of dated inscriptions, an uncommon feature in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Middle Ages, which makes them particularly important for recording the chronology of Byzantine painting. | UNESCO |
| The 13th century, the early period of Latin (western) rule in Cyprus, is well represented in the wall paintings of St. John Lampadistis in Kalopanagiotis and in Panagia in Moutoulla, which reflect the continuing Byzantine tradition and new external influences. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii): The paintings of the Troodos Region bear an outstanding testimony to the Byzantine civilization at the time of the Comnenes, thanks to the Nikitari and Lagoudera ensembles. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): The churches of the Troodos Region are a well conserved example of rural religious architecture during the Byzantine period. | UNESCO |
| They individually retain their architectural fabric and their rich decoration, which separately form a whole assemblage and together complete a set that exhibit Byzantine and post-Byzantine painting in Cyprus. | UNESCO |