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Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire, or Eastern Roman Empire, usually dated from 330 AD, when Constantine the Great established a new Roman capital in Byzantium, which became Constantinople, until the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453.
Byzantine church buildings (2 C, 18 P) M. Byzantine mosques (empty) P. Byzantine palaces (1 C, 10 P) S. Byzantine synagogues (11 P) This page was last edited on ...
As an outstanding example of early Byzantine art and architecture, in addition to the importance of the Rotunda as one of the earliest Christian monuments in the Eastern Roman Empire, both sites were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 as part of the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki. [1]
Exterior view of St. Vitale. The Basilica of San Vitale is a late antique church in Ravenna, Italy.The sixth-century church is an important surviving example of early Byzantine art and architecture, and its mosaics in particular are some of the most-studied works in Byzantine art.
Byzantine architecture – from the two periods of the Byzantine Empire, c. 330 CE–1204, and c. 1261–1453. The main article for this category is Byzantine architecture . See also the preceding Category:Ancient Roman architecture and the succeeding Category:Architecture in the Ottoman Empire
Selected pictures. ... Map of the city of Constantinople during the Byzantine period. This page was last edited on 4 September 2018, at 23:59 (UTC ...
The Great Palace of Constantinople (Greek: Μέγα Παλάτιον, Méga Palátion; Latin: Palatium Magnum), also known as the Sacred Palace (Greek: Ἱερὸν Παλάτιον, Hieròn Palátion; Latin: Sacrum Palatium), was the large imperial Byzantine palace complex located in the south-eastern end of the peninsula today making up the ...
Because of Thessaloniki's importance during the early Christian and Byzantine periods, the city contains several Paleochristian monuments that have significantly contributed to the development of Byzantine art and architecture throughout the Byzantine Empire and Serbia. [1]