The Byzantine Empire lasted from 300-1453 AD and was centered in Constantinople after the Roman Empire split. The Hagia Sophia, one of the great architectural achievements of Byzantine architecture, was commissioned by Emperor Justinian and featured a massive dome supported by pendentives. Byzantine architecture influenced many later structures including St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice through the use of domes and mosaics.

1. BYZANTINE 300-1453 AD
• Followed the move of the Empire from
Rome to Constantinople.

2. EMPEROR JUSTINIAN

4. HAGIA SOPHIA

5. Pendentive

6. INTERIOR

12. ST MARK’S VENICE

19. Title: Cathedral of San Marco, Venice Source/ Museum: n/a
Artist: n/a Medium: n/a
Date: Present building begun 1063 Size: n/a

20. Title: Central dome and apse, Katholikon, Monastery of Hosios Loukas, near Stiris, Greece Source/ Museum: n/a
Artist: n/a Medium: n/a
Date: Early 11th century and later Size: n/a

22. - San Vitale, Ravenna A.D. 526-
547

24. Christian church Ravenna
549AD

27. DOME OF THE ROCK

29. ALHAMBRA, GRANADA

30. PISA CATHEDRAL

32. AVILA SPAIN

33. BLUE MOSQUE, ISTANBUL

34. TRINITY CHURCH BOSTON

35. WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL
1904

36. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia

37. Basilique du
Sacré-Cœur,
Paris Paul
Abadie, 1914