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Perched on a sheer cliff and connected to the outside world by narrow staircases and a huge bridge, the abandoned Katholiko Monastery in Greece was built in a typical Venetian-era blend of Gothic and Mannerist style. Its seemingly impregnable appearance, however, did not help it escape pirate raids - and although the monastery has now been partially restored and the main church-cave is operational, it has never been fully revived.
Perched on a sheer cliff and connected to the outside world by narrow staircases and a huge bridge, the abandoned Katholiko Monastery in Greece was built in a typical Venetian-era blend of Gothic and Mannerist style. Its seemingly impregnable appearance, however, did not help it escape pirate raids - and although the monastery has now been partially restored and the main church-cave is operational, it has never been fully revived.
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Architecture of the Byzantine world




