Byzantine Revival

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Byzantine Revival is an architectural style that reinterprets the domes, mosaics, and richly ornamented forms of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire in modern-era buildings.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
historicist style
aimsTo express Christian continuity with the Byzantine Empire
revive Byzantine artistic traditions
alsoKnownAs Neo-Byzantine architecture
developedInPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
emergedInRegion Eastern Europe
Europe
Russia
Western Europe
hasCharacteristic arcades
centralized plans
clustered domes
domes
greek-cross plans
iconographic religious imagery
large central dome over crossing
mosaics
ornamental cornices
pendentives
polychrome decoration
rich ornamentation
round arches
use of brick and stone banding
vaults
hasDesignInfluence Byzantine imperial symbolism
Orthodox Christian liturgy
inspiredBy Byzantine architecture
Eastern Roman Empire
relatedTo Gothic Revival
Moorish Revival
Romanesque Revival
Rundbogenstil
Russian Revival architecture
typicalDecoration frescoes
gold-ground mosaics
iconostases
ornamental tilework
typicalMaterial brick
marble
stone
usedFor cathedrals
churches
commemorative monuments
monasteries
public buildings
synagogues

Referenced by (15)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Yalta) ("Neo-Byzantine architecture")
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Church of All Nations ("Neo-Byzantine architecture")
Patras Cathedral ("Byzantine Revival architecture")
Patras Cathedral ("Neo-Byzantine architecture")
Saint Bartholomew’s Church complex
Saint Bartholomew’s Church interior work, New York City
Saint Bartholomew’s Church, New York City ("Byzantine Revival architecture")
Westminster Cathedral ("Neo-Byzantine architecture")
architecturalStyle
Byzantine Revival ("Neo-Byzantine architecture")
alsoKnownAs
Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation ("Byzantine Revival architecture")
hasArchitecturalStyle
Byzantine architecture ("Neo-Byzantine architecture")
influenced
Paul Abadie ("Neo-Byzantine architecture")
movement
Russian Revival ("Neo-Byzantine architecture")
relatedTo
Paul Abadie ("Neo-Byzantine")
style

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