Fresco, Agios Nikolaos Tis Stegis, Kakopetria, Cyprus

Crucifixion of Christ, with weeping Virgin, 3 Maries and soldiers, fresco, late 13th - early 14th century, 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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Crucifixion of Christ, with weeping Virgin, 3 Maries and soldiers, fresco, late 13th - early 14th century, 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