st. spas

St. Spas church is a basic tourist site in the Old Town for a first-time Skopje visitor (although, I had never been there until this time ;-p). The church is famous for its wood carved icons, very beautiful work, and its unique design of construction, which is the half-underground building; because in the 17th century, Turkish Sultan prohibited Christian structures from being higher than mosques.

聖スパス教会は旧市街にある、スコピエの基本観光サイトです(ていうか、今回まで自分も行ったことなかったのですが)。木彫りのイコンと半地下建築で有名な教会です。なぜ半地下かというと、当時(17世紀)のオスマントルコ時代のサルタンが、モスクよりも高く教会を建てることを禁じていたからです。