The Byzantine Legacy
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Art, architecture, and history from Late Antique, Early Christian, and the Byzantine eras
The Walled City of Constantinople by Jean-Léon Huens
Coronation of Emperor Theophilos in 829 From the 12th-century Madrid Skylitzes Biblioteca Nacional de España
Hagia Sophia, Hagia Eirene and the Marmara Sea before sunset
Gates of the Theodosian Walls Porta Pege - Gate of Selymbria/Silivri, Porta Pempton - Gate of Sulukule, Gate of St. Romanos - Top Kapı, Fourth Military Gate
Hagia Sophia, the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque, and the Marmara Sea Anonymous, c. 1900
Mosaic of Empress Theodora and her court at San Vitale, Ravenna (6th century)
The Hippodrome of Constantinople continued to function until around 1200 after which it was severely damaged by the Crusaders. However much still survived, allowing for it to become Ottoman Kostantiniyye's main public space. From Onofrio Panvinio (16th c.)
When Constantine moved his capital to Byzantium (New Rome/Constantinople) in 330, he built his palace next to the chariot racing area (hippodrome), copying the model of Old Rome, which had its palace on Palatine Hill next to the Circus Maximus, Rome's chariot racing area. 1.…
When Constantine moved his capital to Byzantium (New Rome/Constantinople) in 330, he built his palace next to the chariot racing area (hippodrome), copying the model of Old Rome, which had its palace on Palatine Hill next to the Circus Maximus, Rome's chariot racing area. 1.…
Mosaic of Christ Pantokrator from the funerary chapel of Michael Tarchaneiotes Glabas (c. 1235-c. 1305) This was part of the Pammakaristos Monastery, now the museum section of Fethiye Mosque (currently closed for restoration)
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Samtavro Monastery, and Jvari Monastery (Church of the Holy Cross) at Mtskheta, a historic capital of Iberia/Kartli – modern Georgia/Sakartvelo
The ancient city of Sardis has officially joined the UNESCO World Heritage List! #Türkiye #UNESCO #WorldHeritage Sardis was once the capital of the Lydian Empire back in the 7th and 6th centuries BC. From the monumental temple to the goddess Artemis, to the Roman bath-gymnasium…