Byzantine art never lost sight of this classical heritage. The Byzantine capital is known as Constantinople, and is known for its abundance of classical sculptures and the entire city was adorned with them. The subject matter of monumental Byzantine art was primarily religious and imperial. There were two themes are they are often combined, and it is believed by scholars that this is a direct result of the pious and autocratic nature of the Byzantine society, and partly too because of its economic structure. Portraits of later Byzantine emperors that decorated the interior of the sixth-century church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.
The Fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Byzantine Empire, an empire which had lasted for over 1,100 years. The conquering of Constantinople allowed the Ottoman Empire to rise up as one of the longest-running modern empires in history. Mehmed II of the Ottoman Turks also known as "The Conqueror" was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1444 to 1446, and later from 1451 to 1481. He got the name "Conqueror" after the conquest of Istanbul in 1453. In 1451 he devoted himself to strengthening the Ottoman navy, and in the same year made preparations for the taking of Constantinople.
The Church was dedicated to the Logos, the second person of the Holy Trinity, its dedication feast taking place on December 25, the anniversary of the incarnation of the Logos in Christ. Although it is sometimes referred to as Sancta Sophia (as though it were named after Saint Sophia), sophia is the phonetic spelling in Latin of the Greek word for wisdom - the full name in Greek being Ναός τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας, "Church of the Holy Wisdom of God". Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said
The Church of San Vitale is a church located in Ravenna, Italy, and is an example of early Christian Byzantine Art and architecture in Western Europe. Completed in 546 CE by the 27th bishop of Ravenna, the building plan is octagonal, and a combination of Roman and Byzantine architecture. A prominent Roman element of the plan includes a dome that encloses the top of the structure. In addition, the plan’s stepped towers and the shape of its’ doorways are distinctly Roman. Its’ Byzantine elements include polygonal apse capitals and narrow bricks.
Islam is one of the newest religions. Islam was founded around the year 622 (Nosotro). Muslims (people who follow Islam) follow a book of laws called the Koran (or Quran), while the book the Jews follow is the Torah. The laws are very strict, and there are consequences for those who do not follow them. There are five major obligations for Muslims: testimony of faith, prayer, giving zakat, fasting in the month of Ramadan, and the pilgrimage to the Mecca.
Why does Pope Urban II call on the Crusade? Jerusalem was and still is a very important city to both the Muslims and the Christians. Pilgrims of the Christianity faith and the Muslim faith both travelled to the city to worship there. Jerusalem was ruled by the Arab Muslims who were very excepting and prepared to let Christians visit the city which made things run a lot more nicely and smoothly. After capturing and taking over Syria, Persia, and Egypt, Muslims from turkey eventually defeated the eastern emperor at manzikert in 1071, and then just 5 years later captured Jerusalem.
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels or also known as the Los Angeles Cathedral is the mother church of all Roman Catholics in Los Angeles area. It was constructed back in May 1999 and finished at September 2002. The cathedral was designed by the Pritzker Prize-winning Spanish architect Jose Rafael Moneo. Moneo designed a contemporary and dynamic cathedral and used elements of postmodern architecture, it features a series of acute and obtuse angles and surprisingly no right angles. The cathedral is very modernized compared to traditional Middle Ages designs in Europe.
Also, Justinian accepted the church an their teachings that was under the Roman Empire. There were four general councils of the Catholic Church. The churches would
As Eusebius later related, he looked to the sky and saw a vision of a trophy of the cross emanating from the light of the sun and the message “conquer by this”. Then, that night, he had a dream in which the Lord Jesus appeared to him and ______________ 1. Charles M. Odahl. Constantine and the Christian Empire. (London and New York: Routledge, 2004), 42, 100-4. told him to take up the sacred symbol of the Christian faith, composed of the Greek letters Chi and Rho, as a talisman to ensure his victory.2 Regardless of how one
Medieval cathedrals such as Chartres show the strength and majesty of the Catholic Church. The original Romanesque cathedral in Chartres that was built in the eleventh century burned down in a fire in 1134. The cathedral was then rebuilt in the gothic style, but then another fire destroyed all except the towers and the west front in 1194. (Hallam) The new Gothic cathedral was regarded as one of the first examples of High Gothic architecture. There was a genuine desire to build places of worship and prayer and to build a cathedral as a way to pay homage to God.