The Most Important Buildings of Early Christian, Byzantine, and Islamic Cultures
The Most Important Buildings of Early Christian, Byzantine, and Islamic Cultures
We have been impacted every parts of our lives by influence of Early Christian, Byzantine, and Islamic cultures, which is not only architecture but religion, art, and so on. Especially, influence of these cultures can be found all over the world in today’s architecture. Before talking about the architectural importance of these cultures, we should briefly know the relationship among these three cultures in terms of historical views. The start point of the three cultures was Early Christian culture, produced by Christians or under Christian patronage between about 350 and 525. After 550 at the latest, Christian architecture is classified as Byzantine, or of some other regional type, and the Islamic architecture was heavily influenced by the Byzantine architecture. As the following of historical times, the three cultures are inseparable factors each other. These factors have descended to today’s architecture. First of all, as the start point of these three cultures, Early Christian culture is one of the important periods that show how these cultures had descended. Christian architecture developed drastically from its lowly beginnings through its illustrious history. Early Christians held meetings in converted Roman houses. The exterior would appear as a common Roman dwelling, marked only by the Cross painted above the door. The insides, however, were decorated and painted with Christian symbols and Biblical accounts. As Christianity became more accepted, they were able to experiment with their buildings. Like these historical factors, there is a significant Early Christian buildings; Old St. Peter’s in Rome [1]. Since many of the graves in Rome were at the outskirts of the city or in cemeteries outside the walls, the Christianization of Rome created an entirely new geographical profile previously unheard-of in the history of Western urbanization. It was no longer
We have been impacted every parts of our lives by influence of Early Christian, Byzantine, and Islamic cultures, which is not only architecture but religion, art, and so on. Especially, influence of these cultures can be found all over the world in today’s architecture. Before talking about the architectural importance of these cultures, we should briefly know the relationship among these three cultures in terms of historical views. The start point of the three cultures was Early Christian culture, produced by Christians or under Christian patronage between about 350 and 525. After 550 at the latest, Christian architecture is classified as Byzantine, or of some other regional type, and the Islamic architecture was heavily influenced by the Byzantine architecture. As the following of historical times, the three cultures are inseparable factors each other. These factors have descended to today’s architecture. First of all, as the start point of these three cultures, Early Christian culture is one of the important periods that show how these cultures had descended. Christian architecture developed drastically from its lowly beginnings through its illustrious history. Early Christians held meetings in converted Roman houses. The exterior would appear as a common Roman dwelling, marked only by the Cross painted above the door. The insides, however, were decorated and painted with Christian symbols and Biblical accounts. As Christianity became more accepted, they were able to experiment with their buildings. Like these historical factors, there is a significant Early Christian buildings; Old St. Peter’s in Rome [1]. Since many of the graves in Rome were at the outskirts of the city or in cemeteries outside the walls, the Christianization of Rome created an entirely new geographical profile previously unheard-of in the history of Western urbanization. It was no longer