Comparative Literature and Culture 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Clerestory, Amiens Cathedral, Basilica Of St Denis
5 May 2016
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Medieval church architecture: basilicas, first churches they built, old st. peter"s c. 319, rome, santa maria maggiore (rome) It was burnt by candle: has a nave , hagia so a (constantinople/istanbul) (532-537) huge dome held up by buttresses and is covered in gold and also has mosaics; becomes the prototype for many mosques. Has a huge dome, but lots of support. At rst a church, then a mosque and then a museum. It is one of the examples of byzantium architecture: became a model for all other mosques, san vitale (ravenna, italy) (526-547) octagonal in shape and covered in mosaics. Lots of mosaics and it is in this church that we have justin on fresco and the empress with the halo; they are facing each other. In a region where germany, belgium and france met. This is where the emperor wanted a roman christian empire. Made the pope crown him as an emperor.
