Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Porec Gallery

Euphrasian basilica. Mosaic. Porec. Croatia

BYZANTINE ART. CROATIA. Euphrasian Basilica. Byzantine church built in the sixth century. World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997. Mosaic in the tympanum of the entrance to the temple. POREC. Istrian Peninsula

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Mosaic, Euphrasius Basilica, Porec, Croatia

View of the mosaic above the entrance to the Euphrasius Basilica at Porec, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia. The early Byzantine church was named after Euphrasius, the Bishop of Porec who commissioned the three-nave basilica in the 6th century, to be built on the site of an earlier church

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View over Porec from the 6th century Euphrasian Basilica, UNESCO World Heritage Site

View over Porec from the 6th century Euphrasian Basilica, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porec, Istria, Croatia, Europe

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