Wall paintings from the church in Mosynoupolis

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Fragments of wall paintings from the church in Mosynoupolis were documented by the BRIA (The Landscape and Rock-cut Architecture of Byzantine and Medieval Thrace) Project, an interdisciplinary research project, copyright 2022. For more information about the BRIA Project please visit bria.ku.edu.tr For research-based use of the photos and videos, please write to bria@ku.edu.tr

Maximianoupolis / Mosynoupolis, an important city in the Thracian plain, was already a bishopric in the 6th century. A centrally planned church has been excavated within the fortified area, consisting of a hexagonal domed core surrounded by an ambulatory and containing a tripartite sanctuary and a narthex with a baptistery. A staircase in the south side of the narthex points towards a second floor; it has been proposed that the gallery was further extended above the ambulatory. A coin found under the floor of the building that survived in very good condition dated the construction to the 11th century.