Historical Dictionary of Byzantium . John H. Rosser .
Greek Cross-Domed Octagon Church — A church that makes use of the basic design of the domed octagon church (q.v.), but with radiating barrel vaulted arms emanating from the central bay, all enclosed within an outer square or rectangle. Examples include the katholikon at Daphni … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Hosios Loukas — Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios * UNESCO World Heritage Site … Wikipedia
Nea Mone — Of the monasteries with this name ( New Monastery ), the most famous is on Chios (qq.v.), where there is a domed octagon church (q.v.) built during the reign of Constantine IX (q.v.). Its basic architectural plan is like the katholikon of… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Daphni — See Greek Cross Domed Octagon Church; Mosaic … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Monemvasia — Fortified island situated close to the southeastern coast of the Peloponnesos (q.v.), accessible from the mainland by a narrow causeway, hence monemvasia, meaning single entrance in Greek. This Gibralter like fortress, according to the… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Dome — For other uses, see Dome (disambiguation). Domal redirects here. For domal consonants , see Retroflex consonant. Dome of St. Peter s Basilica in Rome crowned by a cupola. Designed primarily by Michelangelo, the dome was not completed until 1590 A … Wikipedia
Paris — /par is/; for 2 also Fr. /pann rddee /, n. 1. Matthew. See Matthew of Paris. 2. Ancient, Lutetia Parisiorum, Parisii /peuh riz ee uy /. a city in and the capital of France and capital of Ville de Paris Department, in the N part, on the Seine.… … Universalium
Mosaic — Small cubes called tesserae, made of glass, marble, brick, and various colored stones, set into floors and walls. Floor mosaics, often geometrical in pattern, and pictorial, are common in early Byzantine churches. Some floor mosaics have been… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
National Register of Historic Places listings in Westchester County, New York — Location of Westchester County in New York … Wikipedia
Istanbul — /is tahn boohl , tan ; is tahn bool , tan /; Turk. /is tahm bool/, n. a port in NW Turkey, on both sides of the Bosporus: built by Constantine I on the site of ancient Byzantium; capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and of the Ottoman Empire;… … Universalium
