Byzantine Architecture originated chiefly in Constantinople, the ancient Greek town of Byzantium. Byzantine Architecture rose in response to needs of the Eastern, or Orthodox Church. They preferred a more contemplative form of popular worship focused on the veneration of icons. These were portraits of sacred personages - frontal view in a highly conceptual and stylized manner. Pictorial representation in form of wall painting or mosaics served as icon, it generally took the form of a small painted panel. The style developed through three distinct periods; Early, Middle (Macedonian Renaissance) and Comnenian period.
This post contains in brief the architectural order that evolved during the Byzantine Architectural Period. It has notes on the development of the churches, their plans, the decorative character, use of mosaics as materials, the construction technology and so on.
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Below is an additional note on Byzantine Architecture that I found from my files. Have added it for further reference.
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