The First Vaulted Churches in Cyprus
Charles Anthony Stewart
The reroofing of a group Early Christian basilicas on the Karpas peninsula is subject First Vaulted Churches in Cyprus. Charles Anthony Stewart argues that barrel vaults, which replaced wooden roofs these churches, can be dated to late seventh or early eighth century. Mustering all evidence now available and placing monuments their historical context, he confirms consensus about dating was reached, but not fully argued, by investigating archaeologists 1970s, Andreas Dikigoropoulos, Athanasios Papageorghiou, A. H. S. Megaw. When churches were rebuilt centuries, Cyprus neutral state divided between Arab Caliphate Byzantine Empire. In this environment, builders experimented with methods erect support heavy vaulting while maintaining traditional basilical form. Their designs foreshadowed later development Romanesque architecture West.
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