Photographer’s Note
Iviron monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The monastery was built by Georgians (under the supervision of Ioannes the Iberian) between 980-983 A.D and housed Georgian clergy and priesthood. The library of Iviron monastery contains 2000 manuscripts 15 lithurgical scrolls and 20000 books, most of which are in Georgian, Greek, Hebrew and Latin.
The name Iviron originated from the ancient Georgian Kingdom of Iberia (Iveria) from where the master architect of the monastery Ioannes was from.
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Copyright: Nikos Neztekidis (avallaunius)
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(984) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2009-07-22
- Categories: Castles
- Camera: Canon PowerShot G9
- Exposure: f/4, 1/400 seconds
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- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2009-08-02 2:20
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