The Apostolic Church located on the summit of the Island of Küçük Tavşan was constructed in the first half of VI century and was modified until the XII century. The building has a basilica plan of three naves. The apse was equipped with a synthronon (a semicircular tiered structure that combines benches for the clergy with a bishop's throne). The church floor mosaic has been discovered in the year 2000. There arre still visible remains of the pictorial decoration on the walls.
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Maria Andaloro, Paola Pogliani, The 6th Century Mosaic Floor of the Church of Küçük Tavşan Adası (Bodrum). A Model for an Integrated Analysis between Knowledge, Conservation and Documentation, 11th International Colloquium on Ancient Mosaics. October 16th-20th 2009, Bursa, Turkey. İstanbul 2011
- Maria Andaloro, Kűçűk Tavşan Adası: final report 1996-2005, in: Pamir, H., G. Brands, "Asi Deltasi ve Asi Vadisi Arkeoloji Projesi Antakya ve Samandag Yuzey Arastirmalari 2005", 24 Arastirma Sonuclari Tolantisi C.2: 2007, pp. 397-418 .