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From Constantinople,
Emperors like Constantine and Justinian would support the development of a new artistic and architectural
style fusing Classical characteristics with those of the East. This style was known as? |
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| BUILDING TYPES: Centralized, domed basilicas and churches based on centralized plans. |
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| Byzantine Architectural Elements |
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ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS: Plain exteriors with lavish interiors. Central spaces for religious rituals
surrounded by arched colonnades. |
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| Byzantine Materials and Building Techniques |
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MATERIALS AND BUILDING TECHNIQUES: Stone and brick used for arches, vaults, and domes. Pendentives
are developed to carry the structural load of the circular dome to the square walls below. |
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INTERIORS: Interior walls are sumptuously decorated with mosaics made of smalti – a glass form of the
Roman tesserae |
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