Architecture
Byzantine Architecture
In the Byzantine Empire, architecture and the way the buildings looked, amazingly changed. Buildings changed in many ways - they got stronger and more beautiful. Early Byzantine architecture was built as a continuation of Roman architecture. Stylistic drift, technological advancement , and political and territorial changes meant that a distinct style gradually resulted in the Greek cross plan in church architecture.
The churches were the places that everyone could go into. Additionally churches were built for God. Over thousands of the years the churches changed in many ways. Many new churches were formed and the way they looked also changed. For example churches were more looking like cathedrals. They were getting were tall and high. Churches also changed the way people believed in God. More churches meant more Christians.
People’s homes changed too. More people could live in nice homes or even villas. If more homes were built, the more land the government needed to buy. Even Though, the government wants more people to come to their cities, the government needs to change the infrastructural way of making cities. All those things changed the way people lived in Byzantium Empire.
The churches were the places that everyone could go into. Additionally churches were built for God. Over thousands of the years the churches changed in many ways. Many new churches were formed and the way they looked also changed. For example churches were more looking like cathedrals. They were getting were tall and high. Churches also changed the way people believed in God. More churches meant more Christians.
People’s homes changed too. More people could live in nice homes or even villas. If more homes were built, the more land the government needed to buy. Even Though, the government wants more people to come to their cities, the government needs to change the infrastructural way of making cities. All those things changed the way people lived in Byzantium Empire.
Hagia Sophia, Sancta Sophia, Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey, c1890-1900. Photochrome . Until 1453 served as a cathedral. From May 1453 to 1934 it was a mosque, now a museum. Byzantine Ottoman Religion Christian Muslim Architecture . Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 22 Apr 2015.
Grotto Church of the Immaculate Conception. Photo. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 22 Apr 2015.