Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum
Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rift, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Currently off-view to the public, previously used to house Byzantine Frescos.
The story
The Byzantine Fresco Chapel is a part of the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, near the University of St. Thomas. From February 1997 to February 2012, it displayed the only intact Byzantine frescoes of this size and importance in the western hemisphere. The Byzantine frescoes had been taken from the church of St. Evphemianos in Lysi, Cyprus in the 1980s. In September 2011, the collection announced that the frescos would be permanently returned to Cyprus in February 2012, following the conclusion of a long-term loan agreement with the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus. The frescoes had been presented at the museum by agreement with the Church of Cyprus, their owners, but the church decided not to extend the loan further. They will not return to their original home as Lysi is now in Northern Cyprus, but will be displayed at the Byzantine Museum in Nicosia. On March 4, 2012, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel closed, but re-opened in 2015 for the first in a series of site-specific projects.
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Wikidata Q5004699, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Menil Foundation
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Rift: 0.0 mi
- Dissipate: 0.1 mi
- Broken Obelisk: 0.1 mi
- Bygones: 0.1 mi
- Menil Curve: 0.1 mi
- Menil Park: 0.1 mi
- Mandell Park: 0.3 mi
- Bell Park: 0.5 mi
- Ervan Chew Park: 0.5 mi
- Cherryhurst Park: 0.6 mi
- Link-Lee House: 0.3 mi
- Bering Memorial United Methodist Church: 0.4 mi
- Fondren Mansion: 0.4 mi
- The Blue Bird Circle: 0.5 mi
- Holland Lodge No. 1, A.F. & A.M. of Texas: 0.6 mi
- PNC Roof Garden: 0.7 mi
- MMSC Urban Garden: 1.1 mi
- Woodland Garden: 1.1 mi
- Arid Garden: 1.1 mi
- Family Garden: 1.1 mi
- Rothko Chapel: 0.1 mi
- Cy Twombly Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Dan Flavin Installation at Richmond Hall: 0.2 mi
- Contemporary Arts Museum Houston: 0.7 mi
- Nancy and Rich Kinder Building: 0.8 mi
- Eco Station: 1.1 mi
- Weather Station: 1.2 mi
- Flow Works: 1.2 mi
- Frog Wall: 1.2 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 1.5 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 2.4 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 2.4 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 2.4 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 2.4 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 4.5 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 4.6 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 6.8 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 6.8 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 3.2 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 3.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 22.0 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 22.7 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | WSW 257° | 29 m | 22.0 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 94° | 3 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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