Paraportiani
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The Church of Panagia Paraportiani (Greek
Greek language
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: Εκκλησία της Παναγίας Παραπορτιανι) is situated in the neighbourhood of Kastro
Kastro
- Places :*Kastro, a town in the municipality of Kastro-Kyllini in Greece*Kastro, a Late Bronze-Early Iron Age settlement near the modern village of Kavousi in eastern Crete*Kastros, a Neolithic settlement on the island of Cyprus- People :...

, in the town of Chora
Chora
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, on the Greek island of Mykonos
Mykonos
Mykonos is a Greek island, part of the Cyclades, lying between Tinos, Syros, Paros and Naxos. The island spans an area of and rises to an elevation of at its highest point. There are 9,320 inhabitants most of whom live in the largest town, Mykonos, which lies on the west coast. The town is also...

. Its name literally means "Our Lady of the Side Gate" in Greek, as its entrance was found in the side gate of the entrance to the Kastro area.

The building of this church started in 1425 and was not completed until the 17th century. This impressive, whitewashed church actually consists of five other churches attached all together: the four churches (Saint Estathios, Saint Sozon, Saints Anargyroi and Saint Anastasia) are all on the ground and constitute the base of the fifth church that has been built on top of them. This architectural spottiness has made Panagia Paraportiani the most photographed church on Mykonos.

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