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Byzantine architecture

Architectural style

Entityarchitectural style architecture of geographic locationQ47591

Instance of: architectural style
, architecture of geographic location(until 1453)
Subclass of: architecture of the Earth
, Byzantine art
Country: Byzantine Empire

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The architecture of the Byzantine Empire is usually dated from AD 330, when Constantine the Great established a new Roman capital in Byzantium, which became Constantinople, until the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453. There was initially no hard line between the Byzantine and Roman Empires, and early Byzantine architecture is stylistically and structurally indistinguishable from late Roman architecture. The style continued to be based on arches, vaults and domes, often on a large scale. Wall mosaics with gold background became standard for the grandest buildings, with frescos a cheaper alternative.

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OpenStreetMap tag: building:architecture=byzantine
Facet of: Byzantine Empire

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