Constantine XI entered Hagia Sophia to pray while the crowning jewel of his empire‚ Constantinople‚ was being raided and burned by Mehmed II‚ a Muslim invader with an extensive army at his back. The emperor prayed at the church before climbing back atop the city walls to watch his defenses fail. By the end of the day Constantinople and the Hagia Sophia had fallen into enemy hands. Theories about the original church abound‚ most dating the original structure to be from the reign of
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REL 134 1. The word “Islam” is derived form the Arabic root “asalama” which literally means peace‚ purity and submission. Thus Islam means “surrender to the Almighty” and Muslim means “one who is in a state of submission”. It is understood that this submission is to the Will of God‚ as is laid down in the Quran. This tenet is unequivocally accepted by all sects of Islam be they Shia‚ Sunni or Sufis. 2. Islam is an unerringly monotheistic religion. It enjoins the existence of one God‚
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important buildings in Constantinople (Cimok 1998‚ jacket). Byzantine mosaics were generally created for the decoration of churches. Most of the churches were basilica or central church plans (Lassus 1967‚ 130). The mosaics in Constantinople‚ especially Hagia Sophia‚ were created to celebrate the anointing of new emperors and empresses. The mosaics were generally on domes‚ galleries and narthexes (Lassus‚ 130). Byzantine art was different from other period’s art. The main aim of Byzantine art was the representation
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finally becoming legal. The Santa Sabina was on a longitudinal plan with isles that surrounded the church then there would be a semicircular aspe that would hold the altar. Topic Area 2 The Hagia Sophia‚ whose name means “holy wisdom‚” that now serves the world as a famous museum in Istanbul‚ Turkey. The Hagia Sophia is the masterpiece of Byzantine architecture. A central dome‚ 102 feet in diameter and 184
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influence and its historic iconoclastic controversy that radically transformed the Church‚ Byzantine art established itself as a pillar of Western art. Along with its civilization’s endurance‚ the style that ruled Byzantine art demonstrated by the Hagia Sophia’s Theokotos impacted Western Art forever‚ proven through Berlinghieri’s St. Francis Altarpiece and the duration of the Renaissance. Sprawling over most of North Africa to the Levant‚
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later in life. Justinian came to rule in 521 and came up with his own code of law‚ Justinian’s Code. Theodora helped women all around gain rights and helped set them free from anything holding them down. Together Justinian and Theodora rebuilt the Hagia Sophia which became the most significant monument on earth. On the other hand some people were not in favor of Justinian and Theodora and did not think they benefited
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San Vitale Ravenna‚ Italy The Church of San Vitale remains one of the earliest and most prized structures of Byzantine Art. Built in the Etruscan and later Roman city of Ravenna‚ Italy‚ San Vitale stands to be one of the city’s most celebrated possessions. Two-hundred years after Constantine‚ the creator of Byzantium‚ Ostrogoth ruler Theodoric the Great made Ravenna the capital of his kingdom. Theodoric was of Arian faith where Christ was seen as a creation of God the Father and was subordinate
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emperor to the Byzantine empire. Was Justinian historically important or was he just another useless emperor? Justinian was historically important because he preserved Roman law‚ destroyed the Persian empire‚ and Built great buildings such as the Hagia Sophia. One greatest Justinian’s achievement wa preserving the Roman law. While Justinian was a Consul he gathered all Roman laws and political views and put them in a code called Justinian’s Code(Poole 8) . This set of laws supports the idea that
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Early Christian Old St. Peter’s‚ Rome Being one of the most eloquent representatives of Constantinian churches‚ the Old St. Peter’s Basilica became a deep symbol for early christians. Although the church was a modification of the older imperial basilicas‚ it’s form was upgraded due to the specific requirements of christian worship. While the entrance was moved from the middle of the basilica to the end‚ the altar was also relocated — in the the Old St. Peter’s Basilica it was placed at the other
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was codified under Justinian I. Emperor Justinian I ruled from ad 529 to 565. One thing about the Justinian’s code is that it was based off of and name of an emperor named Justinian. During his reign he marked the Byzantine empire with the Hagia Sophia. The Hagia Sophia is still in good shape today as a museum in in Istanbul‚ Turkey. But sadly the Justinian Code affected many people including jews‚ women‚ and even children. The code was based off the Emperor Justinian. The source and basis of Justinian
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