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Fresco, Agios Nikolaos Tis Stegis, Kakopetria, Cyprus

Transfiguration of Christ (left) with Jesus in a mandela with Moses and Elijah and apostles on mountain below, and Raising of Lazarus (right), fresco, 11th century, from the Dodekaorton or Life of Christ, in the west vault of the nave, in Agios Nikolaos Tis Stegis, or the Church of St Nicholas of the Roof, a Byzantine monastery built 11th century, near Kakopetria, in the Solea valley of the Troodos mountains, Cyprus. The katholikon or monastery church was built in cross-in-square style with a pitched roof added later, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Transfiguration of Christ (left) with Jesus in a mandela with Moses and Elijah and apostles on mountain below, and Raising of Lazarus (right), fresco, 11th century, from the Dodekaorton or Life of Christ, in the west vault of the nave, in Agios Nikolaos Tis Stegis, or the Church of St Nicholas of the Roof, a Byzantine monastery built 11th century, near Kakopetria, in the Solea valley of the Troodos mountains, Cyprus. The katholikon or monastery church was built in cross-in-square style with a pitched roof added later, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen