Byzantine architecture emerged as the distinct style of construction developed around the new Roman capital of Byzantium (later renamed Constantinople or present Istanbul). Historyplex takes you through the various characteristics of this building style.
Byzantine architecture was an eclectic architectural style. Its combination of the basilica and symmetrical central-plan...
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The Subterranean Church of Saint Jean is an impressive rock-carved church located in the village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, which is officially designated as one of the most beautiful villages in France. As this ancient church was carved out of the face of a cliff, it is often referred to as the Monolithic Church of St Jean, however, this is a misnomer, as the church is not in fact carved entirely out of a single rock.
A vertical piano in relevantly good condition stands against a wall at the formally ornate, but now nearly destroyed St Joseph Byzantine Church in Cleveland, Ohio. YOUR COMMENT IS THE GREATEST "AWARD" YOU COULD GIVE -- No graphics please. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY COMMENTS!!! www.muchphotography.com Prints available for purchase on my website and inPRNT Like me on FACEBOOK
All the best things to do in Kastoria, Greece – from Byzantine churches and Ottoman mansions to cycling around the tranquil Lake Orestiada. I first came across Kastoria when I was searching for a place to break the journey overland between Thessaloniki and Albania. I chose the small city for…
A piano in Clevelands St Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church - abandoned, piano, clevelands, joseph, byzantine, catholic, church. Photorator photo.
Early Christian Architecture
En Cappadoce, à l'est de la Turquie, la vallée de Göreme abrite de nombreuses églises rupestres. Du IVe au XIe siècle, les communautés chrétiennes prospèrent en Cappadoce, bien qu'elles soient rapidement intégrées aux empires musulmans Seldjoukides...
Located at the heart of Constantinople by the Senate and the Imperial Palace, Hagia Sophia was one of the great monuments of Christianity for more than nine hundred years.
В шестой месяц после явления Ангела Захарии тот же Архангел Гавриил послан был от Бога в город Назарет к Пресвятой Деве Марии с радостною вестью, что Господь избрал Ее быть Матерью Спасителя мира.
Religious practice in medieval Europe (c. 476-1500) was dominated and informed by the Catholic Church. The majority of the population was Christian, and "Christian" at this time meant "Catholic" as...
The Byzantine Empire,[note 1] also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople. It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. During most of its existence, the empire remained the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe. The terms "Byzantine Empire" and "Eastern Roman Empire" were coined after the end of the realm; its citizens continued to refer to their empire simply as the Roman Empire, and to themselves as Romans[note 2]—a term which Greeks continued to use for themselves into Ottoman times. Although the Roman state continued and its traditions were maintained, modern historians distinguish Byzantium from its earlier incarnation because it was centered on Constantinople, oriented towards Greek rather than Latin culture, and characterised by Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
Just outside the modern village of Aghia Triada (formerly Merbakas) there is a Byzantine church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. The church has many unique features and is considered a fine jewel of the Byzantine Argolid. This image shows: the bell tower in the west wall of the church. More text, here: 5telios.blogspot.com/2011/12/merbakas-byzantine-jewel-in-... Shot on a Canon G9 in April 2011 and post processed / tagged in GIMP.
Istanbul's Kariye Museum (Church of the Holy Savior in Chora), with 13th-century Byzantine mosaics, Kariye Oteli & Asitane Restaurant, & how to visit them, by Tom Brosnahan
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Detail of byzantine church dome exterior with arched windows. Ancient agora of Athens, Greece.
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