Byzantine Civilization - now and then
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derrière un stéréotype culturel bien précis ce qui m'a interpellé ,ce sont :la simplicité extérieure et surtout la diversité de leurs implantations , que ce soit en ville ou en rase campagne -
church of St. Manuel and St. Benito.
Built at the beginning of the XX century, it should more properly be labelled as neo-byzantine. Although the architectural style is orthodox, the church is of catholic allegiance.
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Inside the neo-Byzantine church of Saint Julien in Domfront, Normandy. The church was built 1924-1926 by the architect Albert Guilbert, and is made of armed concrete. It was made a "Monuments historique" in 1993.
One of the numerous Byzantine churches of Kastoria.
The saint depicted here is St Stephanos and the church dates from around 900.
I think I counted six other churches within 100m radius of this one, all still in use.
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart (basilique du Sacré-Coeur) crowns Paris's "Mount of Martyrs" (Montmartre) in the northern part of the city (map).
A Byzantino-Romanesque building that's only a century old, it is a familiar landmark gleaming on the skyline and visible from many parts of the city.
It was made famous by Utrillo and a hundred lesser artists who lived in this neighborhood. The neighborhood today is quite touristy, but the church remains wonderful, and the panoramic view from its bell tower is one of the best around.The Basilica of the Sacred Heart (basilique du Sacré-Coeur) crowns Paris's "Mount of Martyrs" (Montmartre) in the northern part of the city (map).
A Byzantino-Romanesque building that's only a century old, it is a familiar landmark gleaming on the skyline and visible from many parts of the city. 190
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The entrance to the basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebières in Albert, Somme, France. It was built 1885-1895 in Neo-Byzantine style. The church was damaged during the First World War - but it was restored in 1927-1929 to its original looks.
Paul & Alexandra Kanellopoulos Museum, Aerides, Plaka, Athens, Attica, Greece.
Index no. Ε 272
Michael Damaskenos. 1535 – 1592/3
Wood, prepared with gesso, gilding, egg tempera.
Michael Damaskenos or Michail was a leading post-Byzantine Cretan painter. He is a major representative of the Cretan school of painting, which flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries, while Crete was under Venetian rule. He was almost a contemporary of the famous Cretan painter of any era, El Greco, but Damaskenos stayed much closer to its Greek roots stylistically.
Saint Basil the Great is a small church with a unique mixture of architectural styles. The golden dome and cross reflect the church's denomination, Byzantine Catholic. The rest of the building is very modern and non-descript, probably because of convenience and lower expense.
Because its setting is surrounded on three sides by a public park, the church seems to be tucked into a forest, which frames its appearance very nicely.
Ruins of Efkarpia Byzantine tower
Ruins of a big tower in the fields 3km east of the village Efkarpia of Serres region, 850m from the west bank of Strymon river.
The tower is not mentioned in Byzantine or other historic sources. We know that in this area existed a proastion (settlement) which in 1299 was granted by emperor Andronicos II Palaiologos to the Monastery of Chilandar of Mount Athos.
So, most probably, this was a monastic tower similar to the towers of Chlakidiki, the purpose of which was to protect and serve the various dependencies of the monasteries of Mount Athos. The type of construction and the little that we know about the history of the region date the tower around the middle of the 14th century.
The layout of the tower is almost a square with internal dimensions 6.5m✖7.0m, wall thickness 2m, preserved at the maximum height of 7m.
The Agios Eleftherios church, also known as Mikri Mitropoli ("little metropolitan church") or Panagia Gorgoepikoos is a Byzantine-era church located at the Mitropolis square, next to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens (Megali Mitropoli).
The 12th-century church of the Virgin Mary Gorgoepikoos, also known to Athenians as Agios Eleftherios, or the small cathedral, is located in Mitropoleos Square. Its cruciform configuration and extremely well-preserved dome make it the best-preserved example of the Athenian-style dome structure.
While the church is based upon a simple, brick-enclosed design, the upper part of its masonry features dozens of beautiful reliefs from all of the city’s historic eras. Most of the church’s interior frescoes were painted later, during the 20th century.
Medieval Byzantine chant (14th century AD).
Title: "Ευλογήσατε τον Κυρίον" (Bless the Lord)
Composer: Maistor Ioannes Koukouzeles
Performers: Greek Byzantine Choir
Album: "Mathimata Maistoros Koukouzele"
Psalm 83 [Greek Septuagint]
"How Beloved Are Thy Dwellings"
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13th century parekklesion (side chapel) at Pammakaristos Church
former Monastery of Theotokos Pammakaristos
Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos, Constantinople
present Fethiye Mosque Museum, Istanbul
Fethiye Camii [Mosque of The Conquest]
Çarşamba neighbourhood, Fatih district of Istanbul
Θεοτόκος ἡ Παμμακάριστος
Μονή Παμμακάριστου, Κωνσταντινούπολη
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pammakaristos_Church
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-fethiye-camii
www.thebyzantinelegacy.com/pammakaristos
Cross-in-square
Medieval Byzantine chant (14th century AD).
Title: "Ευλογήσατε τον Κυρίον" (Bless the Lord)
Composer: Maistor Ioannes Koukouzeles
Performers: Greek Byzantine Choir
Album: "Mathimata Maistoros Koukouzele"
Psalm 83 [Greek Septuagint]
"How Beloved Are Thy Dwellings"
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photo:
13th century parekklesion (side chapel) at Pammakaristos Church
former Monastery of Theotokos Pammakaristos
Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos, Constantinople
present Fethiye Mosque Museum, Istanbul
Fethiye Camii [Mosque of The Conquest]
Çarşamba neighbourhood, Fatih district of Istanbul
Θεοτόκος ἡ Παμμακάριστος
Μονή Παμμακάριστου, Κωνσταντινούπολη
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pammakaristos_Church
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-fethiye-camii
www.thebyzantinelegacy.com/pammakaristos
Cross-in-square
Χερουβικόν - 2nd tone (Byzantine Chant)
Chanted by Bulgarian Byzantine Choir
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Church of Saint John the Baptist, Nesebar, Bulgaria
Свети Йоан Кръстител (Несебър), България
built in the 10th century
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist,_N...
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Nessebar - UNESCO World Heritage site
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The Basilica Cistern (Turkish: Yerebatan Sarayı or Yerebatan Sarnıcı - "Sunken Cistern"), is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The cistern, located South West of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
Yerebatan Sarnıcı (Basilica Cistern) İstanbul
Over the apse of the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč, Croatia
The upper mosaics represent a beardless Jesus Christ and the Apostles.
Under the arch below, which contains "mosaic medallions with the Lamb of God and portraits of twelve female martyrs", you can see a matronly Mary with her child Jesus looking like a miniature adult. This clumsy depiction of the Mother of God is the only survinging one "in an early-Christian western basilica".
"She is flanked by angels, Bishop Euphrasius, holding the model of the church; also local saints are depicted, including St. Maurus, the first bishop of Poreč and the Istrian diocese, and the archdeacon Claudius."
Below you can see the upper part of the marble ciborium, which was built some 700 years later, more exactly in 1277.
Information and quotations from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphrasian_Basilica
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Ο Άγιος Γεώργιος ο Μεγαλομάρτυρας και Τροπαιοφόρος εορτάζεται στις 23 Απριλίου. Εάν όμως το Πάσχα πέφτει μετά τις 23 τότε εορτάζεται την επόμενη μέρα του Πάσχα (Δευτέρα της Δικαινησίμου).
Saint George the Great Martyr and the Troopier.
celebration type: Special calculation.
It is celebrated on April 23rd. But if Easter falls after 23 April, then it is celebrated the next Easter day (Monday of Honorable).
Ο Άγιος Γεώργιος είναι μία από τις συνολικά 16 εκκλησίες που υπάρχουν στον ευρύτερο χώρο του Βασιλικού(Τσαραπλανά),του χωριού καταγωγής του αειμνήστου πατρός μου.
Χρονολογείται από την βυζαντινή-μεταβυζαντινή περίοδο και μαρτυρεί μαζί με άλλα ιστορικά μνημεία την μακραίωνη ιστορία του χωριού.
Σχετικά προσφάτως αναπαλαιώθηκε ενώ ταυτοχρόνως διαμορφώθηκε και ο περιβάλλων χώρος προσφέροντας μία απέραντη,απολαυστική και συναρπαστική θέα του Πωγωνίου.
Agios Georgios is one of a total of 16 churches that exist in the wider area of Vasilikos (Tsaraplana), the village of my late father's birth.
It dates back to the Byzantine-post-Byzantine period and testifies along with other historical monuments the long history of the village.
It has recently been renovated while the surrounding area has also been created, offering a vast, enjoyable and exciting view of Pogoni.
The structure is anchored by a three-story, 437-foot (133 m) square base. This square base houses offices most frequently visited by the public. The second floor (main floor) is home to the Nebraska Supreme Court, the Nebraska Court of Appeals, and the Nebraska Legislature.
ArchitectBertram Goodhue
Architectural style
Art Deco
Neo-Byzantine
Gothic Revival
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«Σήμερον κρεμᾶται ἐπὶ ξύλου ὁ ἐν ὕδασι τὴν γῆν κρεμάσας. Στέφανον ἐξ ἀκανθῶν περιτίθεται ὁ τῶν ἀγγέλων Βασιλεύς. Ψευδῆ πορφύραν περιβάλλεται ὁ περιβάλλων τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐν Νεφέλαις. Ῥάπισμα κατεδέξατο ὁ ἐν Ἰορδάνῃ ἐλευθερώσας τὸν Ἀδάμ. Ἥλοις προσηλώθη ὁ Νυμφίος τῆς Ἐκκλησίας. Λόγχῃ ἐκεντήθη ὁ Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου. Προσκυνοῦμεν σου τὰ πάθη, Χριστέ. Δεῖξον ἡμῖν καὶ τὴν ἔνδοξόν σου ἀνάστασιν».
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Another shot framing San Vitale interiors. This has been taken from the presbytery floor looking up and outside.
Christ is described at Chora as "Land of the Living"
[Χώρα των ζώντων]
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Medieval Byzantine Nativity chant (Kathismata of Christmas).
Title: "Μυστήριο ξένον" (Wondrous Mystery)
Service: Matins of Nativity
Performers: Greek Byzantine Choir
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inner narthex dome with Genealogy of Christ
from the Cycle of Christ's Infancy and Ministry
Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul
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Chora Museum, Chora Monastery (Contantinople)
Μονή της Χώρας, Μουσείο Χώρας, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, Kariye Kilisesi, Istanbul
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www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/
www.byzantium1200.com/chora.html
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brickwork vaulting over the diaconicon
Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul
Chora Museum, Chora Monastery (Contantinople)
Μονή της Χώρας, Μουσείο Χώρας, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, Kariye Kilisesi, Istanbul
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church
www.columbia.edu/cu/wallach/exhibitions/Byzantium/
www.byzantium1200.com/chora.html
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-st-savior-in-...
www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/moving-image-collecti...
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exposed gallery brickwork vaulting
Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus, Constantinople
present Küçük Ayasofya Mosque [Little Hagia Sophia] Istanbul
Küçük Ayasofya Camii
Kumkapı neighborhood, Fatih district, Istanbul
www.3dmekanlar.com/en/small-ayasofya-mosque-2.html
Eκκλησία τῶν Άγίων Σεργίου καί Βάκχου, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Μικρή Αγία Σοφία
Main structure completed in 536
Architects Isidorus of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Hagia_Sophia
www.byzantium1200.com/sergio.html
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-church-of-sts...
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photo:
exposed gallery brickwork vaulting
Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus, Constantinople
present Küçük Ayasofya Mosque [Little Hagia Sophia] Istanbul
Küçük Ayasofya Camii
Kumkapı neighborhood, Fatih district, Istanbul
www.3dmekanlar.com/en/small-ayasofya-mosque-2.html
Eκκλησία τῶν Άγίων Σεργίου καί Βάκχου, Κωνσταντινούπολη
Μικρή Αγία Σοφία
Main structure completed in 536
Architects Isidorus of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Hagia_Sophia
www.byzantium1200.com/sergio.html
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-church-of-sts...