BYZANTINE EMPIRE

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INTRODUCTION OF BYZANTINE EMPIRE

● 306 AD - Constantine became Emperor

● 323 AD - Constantine professed Christianity
● 330 AD - Rise of Constantinople
● 395 AD - Roman Empire is divided in half
● 527 AD - Reign of Justinian 1 begins
● 1453 AD - Constantinople falls to Ottoman
Sultan Mehmed II

MAP OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE

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HAGIA SOPHIA THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE BY THE OTTOMANS

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HAGIA SOPHIA
HISTORY

● Originally commissioned by Constantine I

● Damaged and then rebuilt by Theodosius II
● Destroyed in Nika insurrection
● Demolished and rebuild by Justinian I
● Destroyed by natural calamities and restored
● Changed into Mosque by Ottoman Turks.

Hagia Sophia, Constantinople

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HAGIA SOPHIA
Architectural character
● Distinctive key feature was Dome
● Rich Ornamentation, Mosaics, Stone
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work, Coloured Marbles Hagia Sophia, Interior View page no - 203

● Exteriors were modest

● Interiors were more satisfactory

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● Construction began in 4th century

● Deconstruction and reconstruction
● Natural calamity
● Church not converted to mosque
● Strong contrast between exterior and
interior
● Domes of churches
EXTERIOR OF HAGIA IRENE
Article The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd
2016
HAGIA IRENE
● Absence of transverse ship
● Ground plan
● Building elements
● Use of pendentives and tambour
● Materials used
● Features of byzantine architecture

Section of Hagia Irene

 HAGIA IRENE

a) Apses a) Main supporting column

b) Arcade in main dome b) Mosaic in the apse
c) Arcade in side dome c) Narthex
d) Side wall d) Support
e) View of Church e) Ledge
f) Columns f) Synthronon
g) Detail of dome
h) Wall structure with brick blocks
i) Masonry with stone bricks
Article The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd 2016
 BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Sir Banister Fletcher’: History of Architecture, CBS Publishers and

Distributors Pvt. Ltd
2. Banister Fletcher, Encyclopedia of World Art and Architecture,
Shubhi Publications, 2001
3. Barbara Borngasser, History of Architecture from Classic to
Contemporary, 2008