Byzantine architecture

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architectural style cultural heritage

Byzantine architecture is a style of building that flourished in the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, characterized by domes, extensive use of mosaics, and richly decorated interiors in churches and other religious structures.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Justinianic architecture 1
Late Byzantine architecture 1
Middle Byzantine architecture 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ
associatedWith Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople

Justinian I ⓘ
characterizedBy Greek-cross plans ⓘ
brick and stone construction ⓘ
centralized plans ⓘ
clerestory windows ⓘ
complex vaulting ⓘ
domes ⓘ
extensive mosaics ⓘ
iconographic programs ⓘ
pendentives ⓘ
richly decorated interiors ⓘ
squinches ⓘ
constructionMaterial brick ⓘ
marble ⓘ
stone ⓘ
decorationTechnique frescoes ⓘ
gold-ground mosaics ⓘ
opus sectile ⓘ
developedFrom Roman architecture ⓘ
developedIn Byzantine Empire ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
6th century ⓘ
geographicRegion Anatolia ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople

Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
influenced Gothic architecture ⓘ
Islamic architecture ⓘ
Byzantine Revival ⓘ
surface form: Neo-Byzantine architecture

Ottoman architecture ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ
Russian architecture ⓘ
influencedBy Early Christian architecture ⓘ
Hellenistic architecture ⓘ
Near Eastern architecture ⓘ
notableExample Basilica of San Vitale ⓘ
Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
Daphni Monastery ⓘ
Hagia Sophia ⓘ
Hosios Loukas ⓘ
Nea Moni of Chios ⓘ
partOf Byzantine art ⓘ
religiousContext Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
structuralInnovation integration of dome and basilica plans ⓘ
use of pendentives to support domes ⓘ
timePeriod 15th century ⓘ
4th century ⓘ
typicalBuildingType baptistery ⓘ
basilica ⓘ
church ⓘ
fortification ⓘ
martyrion ⓘ
monastery ⓘ
palace ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Basilica Cistern → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Clock Tower of Rhodes → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Dionysiou Monastery → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Dochiariou Monastery → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Golden Gate → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Golden Gate (Jerusalem)
Great Lavra → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Gregoriou Monastery → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Holy Trinity Monastery → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Karakallou Monastery → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Koutloumousiou Monastery → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Medieval City of Rhodes → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Nea Moni of Chios → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Middle Byzantine architecture
Patriarchate of Peć Monastery → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Saint Catherine’s Monastery → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Simonopetra Monastery → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Sopoćani Monastery → architecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Byzantine Empire → architectureStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Amman Citadel → containsStructureFrom → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Umayyad architecture → follows → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Patriarchate of Peć → hasArchitecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Xenophontos Monastery → hasArchitecturalStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Late Byzantine period → hasArchitectureStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Late Byzantine architecture
Xeropotamou Monastery → hasArchitectureStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Ioannina → hasHeritage → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Kastoria (regional unit) → hasHeritage → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Ottoman architecture → influencedBy → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Romanesque architecture → influencedBy → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Russian Revival → influencedBy → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Byzantine Revival → inspiredBy → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Church of the Holy Apostles → rebuiltInStyle → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Justinianic architecture
Amalfi Cathedral → styleInfluence → Byzantine architecture ⓘ
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis → styleInfluences → Byzantine architecture ⓘ