Byzantine architecture

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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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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

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Varlaam Monastery architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Konstantin Thon influencedBy Byzantine architecture
Ottoman Revival architecture influencedBy Byzantine architecture
Little Hagia Sophia Mosque architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Anthemius of Tralles architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Zeyrek Mosque architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Zeyrek Mosque architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
this entity surface form: Middle Byzantine architecture
Great Palace of Constantinople architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Mystras hasFeature Byzantine architecture
this entity surface form: Byzantine churches
Saint Sofia Church architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Mistra architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
katholikon (main church) architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
subject surface form: katholikon of Vatopedi Monastery
Palatine Chapel influencedBy Byzantine architecture
Gate of Rhegion heritageWithin Byzantine architecture
Maghrebi architecture influencedBy Byzantine architecture
St. John’s Basilica architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Monreale architecturalStylePresent Byzantine architecture
Carolingian palace complex influencedBy Byzantine architecture
Aachen Cathedral octagon influencedBy Byzantine architecture
monastery of Penteli architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
subject surface form: Monastery of Penteli
Byzantine Studies studiesTopic Byzantine architecture
Antonio Barluzzi usedMotifsFrom Byzantine architecture
Bab al-Rahma hasArchitecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Raška school architecturalInfluence Byzantine architecture
Fra Vita architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Venetian architecture influencedBy Byzantine architecture
imperial palace of Hieria architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Basilica of the Transfiguration architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Kavala Castle hasArchitecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Panagia Ekatontapiliani architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Castle of Mytilene architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Panagia Paraportiani architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Church of the Tithes, Kiev architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Church of the Tithes architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Arab-Norman architecture influencedBy Byzantine architecture
Norman Palace architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Chora Church in Constantinople architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
subject surface form: Chora Church
Church of the Holy Apostles architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Church of St Demetrius architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Serbo-Byzantine architecture follows Byzantine architecture
Serbo-Byzantine architecture hasInfluenceFrom Byzantine architecture
Serbo-Byzantine architecture sharesFeaturesWith Byzantine architecture
this entity surface form: Palaeologan Renaissance architecture