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Taksiyarhis
Church,
the
first
church
in
Ayvalik,
is
thought
to
belong
to
three
periods.
First,
it
was
built
as
a
small
church
in
the
15th
century.
The
fresco
of
Paulus
and
Petrus
over
the
bema
and
the
inscription
dated
to
1753
on
the
entrance
of
south
garden
reveal
the
data
belonging
to
the
structure
with
three
vaults
and
two-story
built
in
basilical
plan
in
the
second
period.
The
inscription
dated
to
1844
occurs
on
the
entrance
and
it
reveals
that
the
third
period
structure
was
borrel
vaulted
and
its
upper
bearings
were
completely
made
of
wood.
The
church
has
three
naves
and
the
narthex
located
on
its
west
façade
provides
access
via
three
doorways.
An
ambon
with.
lion
depiction
and
adorned
with
stucco
reliefs
stands
in
the
centre
of
the
nave
and
you
can
go
up
on
to
the
ambon,
where
there
are
icons
of
saints,
through
a
spiral
stairs.
A
raised
platform,
placed
across
the
ambon,
is
adorned
with
floral
marble
reliefs
and
gold
foils.
You
can
reach
the
apse
at
the
back
after
you
pass
the
iconostasis
which
was
adorned
with
marble
icons
telling
the
life
of
Jesus
Christ
and
also
embossed
with
marble
reliefs
and
gold
omaments.
On
the
second
floor
of
the
structure
occurs
a
wooden
gynaikeion
with
16
windows,
a
round
arch,
and
the
U-shaped
upper
gallery
which
was
reserved
for
the
women.
You
can
reach
this
section
via
stone
stairs
with
bell
tower
on
the
north
and
wooden
stairs
on
the
south.
The
imitation
marble
wall
decorations
in
the
structure
are
done
with
secco
painting
(painting
on
dry
plaster)
on
plasterboard.
It
was
understood
from
the
signature
dated
to
07.12.93
on
the
south
corner
of
the
structure
that
these
eclectic
style
imitation
marbles
were
made
by
an
artist
called
M.Pizdem.
Since
Ayvalık
is
on
earthquake
zone,
the
structure
has
been
damaged
in
the
course
of
time
during
different
periods
and
it
was
discovered
from
the
wall
decorations
and
paintings
that
restoration
works
were
carried
out
in
the
structure
and
changes
were
made
in
the
decoration
plan.
During
these
renovations,
it
was
discovered
that
the
icon
of
Christ
Pantocrator
painted
as
fresco
on
the
dome
and
apostle
paintings
around
the
barrel
vault
replaced
with
the
oil
paintings
in
neo
classical
style.
With
the
renovations
carried
out
in
1893,
the
restoration
of
the
church
was
completed
in
neo
classical
style
and
its
interior
design
in
eclectic
style.
After
the
church
was
used
as
"Monopoly
Store"
for
a
long
time
beginning
from
1927,
it
was
abandoned.
It
was
restored
by
the
Ministry
of
Culture
and
Tourism
in
2012
and
it
was
opened
as
"Taksiyarhis
Museum"
in
2013.
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