Monastery of Prodromos

Stone Village House

Second Floor Interior, nearing completion

Stonework Detail: Courtyard Stair to second floor over arched entry

Stone Village House

Central Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece:

Sixteenth Century Byzantine Monastery of Prodromos cut into the mountain side high above the Gorge of the River Loussios where, according to mythology, Zeus was bathed as an infant.

Stone Village House, El. 2,500 ft
Construction progress photo, June, 2005
Central Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece
Northwest Elevation facing mountains & monastery.
7 Kilometers north to the River Loussios
15 Kilometers north to the Monastery Prodromou, El 4,100
50 Kilometers south to Bassae and the ancient Temple of Apollo Epicurius ( 420 B.C.)
80 Kilometers north to ancient Olympia.

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