ÖZTÜRK, Nurettin Atatürk Üniversitesi - Edebiyat Fakültesi - Arkeoloji Bölümü, Turkey , ÇEKİLMEZ, Murat Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi - Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi - Arkeoloji Bölümü, Turkey

Excavation Works of Andriake C Church in 2014 and Their Results

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Myra, one of the important cities of Lykia, and coastal settlement Andriake, is located within boundaries of the town of Demre in Antalya, in the Mediterranean Region, in the west of the Gulf of Antalya. In this study, it was aimed to present the scientific findings as a result of the excavation works carried out in C Church in Andriake in 2014.Andriake harbour is settled as two main centers the north and the south settlements. The C Church in the western most south settlement is east-west oriented and has a three nave basilical plan. In the east of the building, within the apsisi there is a synthronon and a vaulted diakonikon space. There are the narthex and the atrium parts in the west of the building. The building reaching 24.40 m in length and 14.90 m. in width has access from seven doors, of which there are three in the west, two in the east, and two in the north. Of those, a big door with 2.30 m width must have been the main entrance. Narthex in the west of naos had 4.97 m width and 13.90 m length. The atrium was in the size of 15.10 x 9.35 m.

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Lykia , Myra , Andriake , Harbour , C Church , Byzantine Period

Journal Of Institute Of Fine Arts

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