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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Church of the Virgin architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Church of Panagia Parigoritissa (in Arta) architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
subject surface form: Church of Panagia Parigoritissa (Arta)
Byzantine castle of Arta architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Byzantine cross usedIn Byzantine architecture
Byzantine cross foundIn Byzantine architecture
this entity surface form: Byzantine churches
Serbian Orthodox monasteries architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Carolingian architecture follows Byzantine architecture
this entity surface form: Late Roman architecture
Carolingian architecture influencedBy Byzantine architecture
church of St. Panteleimon at Plaošnik architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
subject surface form: Church of St. Panteleimon at Plaošnik
Sinan Agha influencedBy Byzantine architecture
Ioannina Castle architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Churches of Moldavia architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Side hasStructure Byzantine architecture
this entity surface form: Byzantine basilica
Byzantine culture hasArchitectureStyle Byzantine architecture