unit 4 lecture 19: The Christian East: Constantinople and the Architecture of Byzantium

hagia sophia

hagia sophia

where was hagia sophia?

constantinople, istanbul turkey

who built hagia sophia

eastern Christians,, architects: anthemius of tralles and isidor of miletus

when was hagia sophia built?

532-537 CE

what was significant about hagia sophia?

it was incredibly large and constructed of a series of domes and half circles.

San Vitale

san vitale

where is San Vitale

Ravenna, italy

when was San Vitale built?

526-548 ce

who built San Vitale

eastern christians

why is San Vitale significant?

It was a dome constructed on 8 piers instead of 4

Monastery of Hosios Loukas

Monastery of Hosios Loukas

where was monastery of Hosios Loukas

Phocis, Greece

what was the monastery of Hosios Loukas

katholikon and theotokos churches

when was the monastery of Hosios Loukas

1020 ce

who built the monastery of hosios loukas

eastern christians

what was significant about the monastery of hosios loukas

it was one of the most complex churches because it was actually two individual churches stuck together.

church of the holy apostles

where was the church of holy apostles?

Salonica, Greece

when was the church of holy apostles

1312-1315 ce

who built the church of holy apostles

eatern christians

what is significant about the church of holy apostles

we start seeing complexity and the dimunition of windows.

Gračanica

where is Gračanica

kosovo

when was Gračanica

1318-1321 ce

who built Gračanica

eastern christians

what was significant about Gračanica

The interior space starts getting smaller and the structure begins to look like just mass

san marco

san marco

where was San Marco

Venice

when was San Marco

1063-94 ce

what is significant about San Marco

It begins to look like a mosque on the interior with hypostyle halls and no space to congregate