Neo-Byzantine architecture

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Neo-Byzantine architecture is a 19th- and early 20th-century revival style that reinterprets the domes, mosaics, and centralized plans of medieval Byzantine churches for modern religious and civic buildings.

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Label Occurrences
Neo-Byzantine architecture canonical 29
Byzantine Revival architecture 1
Neo-Byzantine 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
contextOfUse imperial representation
nation-building projects
urban monumental ensembles
developedInPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
emergedFrom 19th-century historicism
interest in medieval Christian heritage
revival of Eastern Christian traditions
geographicDistribution Balkans
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Europe
Latin America
Middle East
North America
Russia
Western Europe
hasAlternativeName Byzantine Revival architecture
linked to: Byzantine Revival
hasCharacteristic Greek-cross plans
arcaded galleries
centralized plans
clustered domes
complex vaulting
domes
iconostasis in church interiors
large central dome over a square or polygonal space
mosaics
ornamental brickwork
polychrome decoration
rich iconographic programs
round arches
tall drum domes
use of gold-ground mosaics
use of marble revetment
use of pendentives
use of squinches
hasDesignPrinciple centralized spatial composition
emphasis on verticality through domes
hierarchical interior zoning
integration of structure and decoration
symbolic use of light
hasInfluenceOn 20th-century church architecture
Russian ecclesiastical architecture
modern Orthodox ecclesiastical design
national styles in Balkan countries
hasPeakPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
inspiredBy Byzantine architecture
medieval Byzantine churches
relatedMovement Gothic Revival architecture
linked to: Gothic Revival

National Romantic style
Neo-Romanian architecture
Romanesque Revival architecture
linked to: Neo-Romanesque

Russian Revival architecture
linked to: Russian Revival
typicalMaterial brick
marble
mosaic tesserae
stone
stucco
terracotta
usedFor Catholic churches
Orthodox churches
civic buildings
commemorative monuments
government buildings
hospitals
religious buildings
synagogues
university buildings

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Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ottoman Revival architecture relatedTo Neo-Byzantine architecture
Saint Nedelya Church architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Church of the Transfiguration style Neo-Byzantine architecture
Poti Cathedral architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Kronstadt Naval Cathedral architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Foros) architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Church of the Agony architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Church of the Beatitudes architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Refectory Church architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Henri-Jacques Espérandieu architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Russo-Byzantine style relatedTo Neo-Byzantine architecture
Ottoman-period Hurva Synagogue architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Basilica of Our Lady of Heliopolis architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Central Mineral Baths of Sofia architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine Revival
linked to: Neo-Byzantine architecture
Timișoara Orthodox Cathedral architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Shipka Monument of Freedom architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Shipka Memorial Church architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
German Fountain architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Assumption Cathedral in Omsk architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Varna Cathedral architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Basilica of Bois-Chenu architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Sanctuary of Santa Luzia architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Great Dome architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
Knights Tower architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine
linked to: Neo-Byzantine architecture
Basilica of All Nations architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture
St. Nedelya Church, Sofia style Neo-Byzantine architecture
Saint Nicholas Church (Brașov) architecturalStyle Byzantine Revival architecture
subject linked to: Saint Nicholas Church
linked to: Neo-Byzantine architecture
Rosary Basilica hasArchitecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine architecture