Walking along Theorias street at the northern foot of the Acropolis, after the junction with Klepsidras street, you’ll see the small church of the Savior, also known as Sotirakis (small Savior) because of its size. Judging on the style, the church can be dated to the second half of the 11th century. It is a four-columned, cross-inscribed church with a tall and elegant Athenian dome, typical for the monuments of that time.
The northern and southern sides as well as the dome have remained intact. The western sides are more recent. The exterior walls have been built in sculpted stone surrounded by bricks (cloisonné style). In some parts of the walls there are bricks cut into decorative shapes, forming rhombuses and crooked lines. These are called brickwork patterns and were frequently used for the decoration of the external walls of Byzantine monuments in Southern Greece.
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