A contribution to the study of architecture of the monastery church of St. Archangel Michael in Prilep

Abstract

The paper deals with architecture of the one of the most significant churches in the Prilep region that was built in the years around 1280 as a foundation of John, the megas chartoularious of the West. The main focus is on the typological concept of the church, and its’ unique combination of a two-domed and two-storeyed structure. In the survey the particular elements of the church structure are elaborated with a reference to the most striking structures that bear such elements in the architecture of the Byzantine sphere of influence.

Keywords

• church of St. Archangel Michael in Prilep
• Byzantine architecture
• memorial church
• two domed church
• two-storeyed church
• aisle less hall