Octagonal building on Meteora, Greece

            This is a shot of an octagonal building located within the Varlaam monastery dating back to c.1350, on Meteora, Greece. At first glance, the building looks familiar because in almost each and every monastery of Mt. Athos there is a similar, iconic octagonal building called ‘Phialē’ of Sanctification; a typical Athonite Phialē looks like a pavilion, can be roofed with lead and contains a basin filled with Sanctified water (holy water). Nonetheless the octagonal building on Meteora serves an altogether different purpose. 

Can you please leave a comment with the use you imagine / propose the building has…?!…⁉️ 

A second shot will clarify things shortly!

Taken on: November 28, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/11.0, 1/30 sec, 31mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	31mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 24.0 (Macintosh)
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