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History of Byzantine domes

The History of Roman and Byzantine domes traces the architecture of domes throughout the ancient Roman Empire and its medieval continuation, today called the Byzantine Empire. Domes were important architectural elements in both periods and had widespread influence on contemporary and later styles, from Russian and Ottoman architecture to the…

History of Byzantine domes

History of Roman domes

History of Roman domes

History of dome

A dome is an architectural element that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. The precise definition has been a matter of controversy. There are also a wide variety of forms and specialized terms to describe them. A dome can rest upon a rotunda or drum, and can be…

History of dome

Byzantine Revival architecture

The Byzantine Revival (also referred to as Neo-Byzantine) was an architectural revival movement, most frequently seen in religious, institutional and public buildings. It emerged in the 1840s in Western Europe and peaked in the last quarter of the 19th century in the Russian Empire; an isolated Neo-Byzantine school was active…

Byzantine Revival architecture

Influence of Byzantine architecture

Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire, also known as the Later Roman or Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantine architecture was mostly influenced by Roman and Greek architecture. It began with Constantine the Great when he rebuilt the city of Byzantium and named it Constantinople and continued with his…

Influence of Byzantine architecture

Byzantine architecture

It is called Byzantine architecture to the architectural style that was in force during the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) since the fall of the Roman Empire of the West in the fifth century. The capital of the Eastern Empire was Constantinople (Constantinopolis or city of Constantine), whose previous name…

Byzantine architecture

Ablaq

Ablaq (Arabic: أبلق‎;) is an architectural style involving alternating or fluctuating rows of light and dark stone. Records trace the beginnings of this type of masonry technique to the south parts of Syria. It is associated as an Arabic term, especially as related to Arabic Islamic architectural decoration. The first…

Ablaq

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