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LECTURE-9
LOCATION
Location
BACKGROUND
Byzantine Architecture
• Dome constructed
of earthen pots
fitted together,
protected by timber
roof producing
lightness of
structure
• The domed roof of
the church is raised
on a drum allowing
it greater height
and lighting
• The dome has a
diameter of 17
meters and a height
of 30 meters
ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER
St. Sergius and Bacchus, Constantinople