Affiliation:
1. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Abstract
In this study, we deal with all aspects of the topic of church courtyards of
Orthodox churches in urban Greece. As an ethnographic example of this
phenomenon, we examine the courtyard of the church of St. Antonios, in the
municipality of Peristeri, in Athens. We will focus in the multilevel
functions that these spaces have. In addition to their ecclesiastical use,
these also function as parks and squares, particularly in towns, where there
is little open space and areas of greenery are very limited. As a
consequence, church courtyards are frequently used both as parks and as
multifunctional spaces that host a multitude of social, cultural and
recreational activities. In addition to examining how the space is used, we
also look at the feelings experienced by those visiting the area, that is,
what they experience when they visit the courtyard and what they feel about
the metamorphosis, as it were, that the area undergoes, as manifested by the
various activities taking place there during the late afternoon and evening.
Publisher
National Library of Serbia
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