ARTH 1155 Final: Art Final Notes
26 Feb 2018
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Hagia sophia 532-537 / constantinople (istanbul), turkey / byzantine. Justinian, emperor of the old rome was an ambitious builder. Built or restored more than 30 churches of the orthodox faith the church of holy wisdom. Anthemius of tralles and isidorus of miletus, a mathematician and physicist designed and built the church for justinian. Began work immediately after fire destroyed an earlier church on the site during the nika riot. Justinian intended the new church to rival all other churches ever built. Surpass in scale and magnificence the temple of solomon in jerusalem result was byzantium"s grandest building and one of the supreme accomplishments of world architecture. Dimensions are formidable for any structure not made of steel. Crown rises some 180 feet above the pavement first dome collapsed in 558 and replaced. Present dome is steeper and more stable. Huge buttresses are later additions to the justinianic design.
