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The Panayia Parigoritissa (Old Cathedral). Built between
1285 and 1289 by Nikiphoros I Komninos Doukas and his wife,
Anna Palaiologos. Of the monastic complex, apart from the
church, sixteen cells and the refectory have survived. The
latter operates as an archaeological museum, housing finds
from the region. The church is of enormous architectural
interest because of the daring and innovative method used
to support its dome, whose interior is covered with l3th
century mosaics. The sculptural decoration is the work of
Italian craftsmen, while the frescoes date from the l6th
and l8th century.
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