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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
architectural style
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historicist style → |
| aimsTo |
express Christian continuity with the Byzantine Empire
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revive Byzantine artistic traditions → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Neo-Byzantine architecture
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| developedInPeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century → |
| emergedInRegion |
Eastern Europe
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Europe → Russia → Western Europe → |
| hasCharacteristic |
arcades
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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
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Orthodox Christian liturgy → |
| inspiredBy |
Byzantine architecture
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Eastern Roman Empire → |
| relatedTo |
Gothic Revival
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Moorish Revival → Romanesque Revival → Rundbogenstil → Russian Revival architecture → |
| typicalDecoration |
frescoes
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gold-ground mosaics → iconostases → ornamental tilework → |
| typicalMaterial |
brick
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marble → stone → |
| usedFor |
cathedrals
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churches → commemorative monuments → monasteries → public buildings → synagogues → |
Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Yalta)
("Neo-Byzantine architecture")
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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") → |
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Byzantine Revival
("Neo-Byzantine architecture")
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
("Byzantine Revival architecture")
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hasArchitecturalStyle |
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Byzantine architecture
("Neo-Byzantine architecture")
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influenced |
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Paul Abadie
("Neo-Byzantine architecture")
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movement |
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Russian Revival
("Neo-Byzantine architecture")
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relatedTo |
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Paul Abadie
("Neo-Byzantine")
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style |