Fortress-like Buttresses

Christian Design Identities / Chapter F: Structural & Decorative Stone Design

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Chapter A: Urban Design Textures
Chapter B: National & Religious Characteristics
Chapter C: Christian Symbolism
Chapter D: Architectural & Ornamental Designs
Chapter E: Ironwork Design
Chapter F: Structural & Decorative Stone Design

A series of massive thick buttresses support the walls of the ancient Greek-Orthodox Monastery of the Cross. The Valley of the Cross, West of City Center.

Date/Period

7th century
Medium

Stone
Status

Building and motif intact
Tags

Monasteries Monastery of the Cross Monasteries and Convents Valley of the Cross

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