Byzantine architecture
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Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire, or Eastern Roman Empire, usually dated from AD 330, when Constantine the Great established a new Roman capital in Byzantium, which b
Hagia Sophia Mars 2013
Ravenna San Vitale 201
Kerch Church Of St John
Basilica of San Vitale Lamb of God mosaic
Hagia Sophia
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Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church and a museum. The last of three church buildi
Byzantine architecture
…and naturalistic forms, which are precursors to the Gothic style. In the same way the Parthenon is the most impressive monument for Classical religion, Hagia Sophia remained the iconic church for Christianity. The temples of these two religions differ substantially from the point of view of their interiors and…
Hagia Sophia in 2014
A Theodosian capital for a column, one of the few remains of the church of Theodosius II
A column and capital with a Greek cross
Porphyry column; column capital; impost block