ɪn plˈæn, ˌɑːɹkɪtˈɛktʃɚɹəl stˈaɪl, ænd kənstɹˈʌkʃən tɛknˈiːk ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ bᵻlˈɔŋz ɛntˈaɪɚli tə ðə wˈɛstɚn jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ɡˈɑːθɪk tɹɐdˈɪʃən, wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni sˈaɪn ʌv bˈɪzɐntˌiːn ˈɪnfluːəns, ænd ɪt hˈæzbiːn sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz nˌɑːt mˈɪɹli dɪzˈaɪnd bˌʌt ˈæktʃuːəli bˈɪlt baɪ wˈɛstɚn kɹˈæftsmɛn, ɪf nˌɑːt baɪ ðə mˈʌŋks ðɛmsˈɛlvz.
In plan, architectural style, and construction technique the church belongs entirely to the western European Gothic tradition, without any sign of Byzantine influence, and it has been suggested that it was not merely designed but actually built by western craftsmen, if not by the monks themselves.