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Byzantine/Early Christian Architecture (400-900). Erica Dawn Nelson. Roman to Byzantine. Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium (known also as New Rome, later Constantinople, and Istanbul today) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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BYZANTINE/EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE (400-900)
Erica Dawn Nelson
Roman to Byzantine Emperor Constantine moved the capital
of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium (known also as New Rome, later Constantinople, and Istanbul today)
The Byzantine empire lasted for around one thousand years, and heavily influenced both the medieval and renaissance eras.
Architecturally, early Byzantine was just a continuation of Roman styles
Domes
Much of Byzantine architecture are domes. They came up with various new ways of holding up their domes, they were so popular.
They were the most-used piece of architecture in their repertoire, and such monuments as the Hagia Sophia and the Hagia Irene in Istanbul still stand today to show it to us.
Squinch
Pendentives
Homes found in the ruins of Avdat in Israel.
Believed to be Byzantine homes.
An early Christian community house, also known as a church-house. This was a smaller structure created for worship when it was no longer deemed acceptable for each family to worship individually within their homes.
Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_architecture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Irene http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squinch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendentive http://
www.archididac.com/apps/blog/show/1439572-squinches-and-pendentives
http://www.sitesandphotos.com/catalog/parent-27281.html
http://www.pitt.edu/~tokerism/0040/syl/christian.html