Chapel of Agios Nikolaos

Chapel of Agios Nikolaos
A little b/w experiment. This is the chapel of Agios Nikolaos (or Saint Nicholas) in the village of Georgioupolis, Crete, Greece. It is built on a rocky island about 100 meters into the sea. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, and this chapel was built in his honor, to protect the fishermen of the village on their journeys out to sea, and to provide a place for family to pray for their safe return.

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Jasper Apr 17th, 2007 at 6:54 am

Nice conversion.

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Wim van der Meij Apr 18th, 2007 at 10:01 am

I like the contrast between the black rocks and the smooth white-washed chapel.

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