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Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
Although geographically far apart, these three monasteries (the first in Attica near Athens, the second in Phokida near Delphi, and the third on an Aegean island near Asia Minor) are of the same type and share the same aesthetic characteristics. The churches were built with a cruciform plan, with large domes supported by angled arches forming an octagonal space. In the 11th and 12th centuries they were decorated with fine marble work as well as mosaics on a gold background, all of which are characteristic of the "Second Golden Age of Byzantine Art".
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora
This pilgrimage church dedicated to Saint John of Nepomuk is located in Zelena Hora, not far from Ždar nad Sázava in Moravia. It was built in the early 18th century with a star-shaped plan, making it one of the most unusual works of the 18th century. The great architect Jan Blazej Santini, whose highly creative style was somewhere between neo-Gothic and Baroque, designed it.