Byzantine or Early Christian
Of course there are many definition and theory about each specific era in the history but there are always many problems to identify the exact boundary between each period. The physical appearance might be the easiest move to begin with. As the Early Christian period was introduced, this introduction leads to Byzantines’ development after AD 330 when Constantine established the Imperial capital at Byzantium or today known as Constantinople.
Noticeable appearance has been seen
from a dome on the Greek-cross square base, which is not a new innovative
structure, but the sense of the eastern influence. Around the time, new styles
combined with the olds were emerged. We can see less of Greek-Roman classical
order in most famous e Byzantine architecture. Hagia Sofia is one of the
significant architecture of this period. It shows the quality and perfection of
mathematical engineering that impressed contemporary architectures. The
measurement and mathematics started to get over the emotive qualities. However,
not only the change of location that interprets the architectural forms but
also the change of definition in terms of beauty. Also, more than gigantic
structure was used but, then, the lighting design was provided into the
buildings’ aesthetic consideration. Subsequently, this period, Byzantine, had
introduced at least one new element into the Church’s importance, which is the
“light from heaven” to lift up Christians’ spirits even more.
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| Hagia Sophia, Contantinople |
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| Classical Order, Pantheon |
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| Hagia Sophia, Interior |
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