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16 Th And 17 Art And Architecture
5,151 words... mi sphere set on the larger circle is intersected by vertical planes rising from the sides of the square, forming four arches. A horizontal plane is then passed through the hemisphere at the tops of these arches, providing a ring on which is built the dome, which has a diameter equal to the circle inscribed within the square. The pendentive's are spherical triangles, the remaining portions of the first, or outer, hemisphere. At Hagia Sophia, two opposing arches on the central square open int...
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5 Th Century Hagia Sophia
350 wordsThe architecture of the Byzantine Empire was based on the great legacy of Roman formal and technical achievements. Constantinople had been purposely founded as the Christian counterpart and successor to the leadership of the old pagan city of Rome. The new capital was in close contact with the Hellenized East, and the contribution of Eastern culture, though sometimes overstressed, was an important element in the development of its architectural style. The 5 th-century basilica of St. John of the...
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Mass Of Concrete Hagia Sophia Pantheon
948 wordsPantheon, one of the best preserved but also in a sense the most enigmatic of all Roman monuments. In the first place, we do not know for certain which parts of it were built by whom and when. Most authorities are satisfied on archaeological grounds that both rotunda and dome were built by Emperor Hadrian between. A. D. 120 and 124, though his name appears nowhere in an inscription. Pantheon, until recently was the largest single enclosed space in the world. Both vault and walls are of concrete,...
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The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
1,034 wordsThe Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the biggest and most famous world museums containing the art collections of all the times and peoples. The rise and decline of Byzantium is one of the most important world history periods characterized by the formation of the Christianity and its expansion from Byzantium all over the world. The history of Byzantium is characterized by the crusades, first religious wars. The opposition of Islam to Christianity goes back to th...
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Hagia Sophia Roman Empire
403 wordsConstantinople: The Gateway City Constantinople was built in 330 CE, by the first Christian emperor, Constantine. Constantinople ruled much of the deserted Roman Empire many years after Constantine s death. Constantinople can be described as a Gateway City by its geographic features, the cultural influences, and the historical influences upon the rest of the world. Constantinople was positioned upon a major seaport called Byzantium. The positioning of Constantinople was at a location between maj...
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