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San Vitale, Ravenna

San Vitale, Ravenna

  This church was consecrated in 545 and is one of the best examples of Byzantine architecture in Italy. The similarities with Saint Sergius and Bacchus caused the speculation that they might share the same author.

October 3, 2012 3:43 pm / 253 comments

 

Saint Sergius and Bacchus, Istanbul

Saint Sergius and Bacchus, Istanbul

  Known today as the ‘Little Saint Sophia Mosque’ ( Küçük Aya Sofya Camii), the Byzantine church of Saint Sergius and Bacchus dates to the beginning of Justinian’s reign in 527 AD. Popular belief attributes it to...

October 2, 2012 4:41 pm / 534 comments