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Architecture

  • Period: 500 to

    Architecture

  • Hagia Sophia (B)
    532

    Hagia Sophia (B)

    Finished in 537. Designed by Anthemius of Tralles & Isidorus of Miletus.
  • San Vitale (B)
    547

    San Vitale (B)

    Begun in 526. Ravenna, Italy
  • Umayyad Palace in Mshatta (I)
    Jan 1, 740

    Umayyad Palace in Mshatta (I)

    Finished in 750. In Jordan. Frieze with ornate Islamic decoration.
  • Lorsch Gatehouse (M)
    Jan 1, 760

    Lorsch Gatehouse (M)

    Found in Lorsch, Germany. Exemplifies Carolingian architecture.
  • Hosios Loukas (B)
    Nov 30, 1000

    Hosios Loukas (B)

    c. 10th to 11th century. Boetia, Greece. Middle Byzantine architecture/art.
  • Jan 1, 1033

    Abbey Church of Saint Michael’s (M)

  • Pisa Cathedral (R)
    Jan 1, 1063

    Pisa Cathedral (R)

    Found in the Cathedral Square in Pisa, Italy.
  • Saint Mark’s Cathedral (B)
    Nov 30, 1063

    Saint Mark’s Cathedral (B)

    Axially planned cathedral in Venice, Italy.
  • Saint-Étienne (R)
    Jan 1, 1067

    Saint-Étienne (R)

    Located in Saint-Étienne, France. Contains a triple nave.
  • Saint-Sernin (R)
    Jan 1, 1070

    Saint-Sernin (R)

    Finished in 1120. Toulouse, France. Abbey Church.
  • Durham Cathedral (R)
    Jan 1, 1093

    Durham Cathedral (R)

    Durham, England.
  • Creation and Temptation of Adam and Eve (R)
    Jan 1, 1110

    Creation and Temptation of Adam and Eve (R)

    Relief on the facade of the Modena Cathedral.
  • Last Judgment (R)
    Jan 1, 1120

    Last Judgment (R)

    Gislebertus. Tympanum on St. Lazare Church.
  • Chartres Cathedral (G)
    Jan 1, 1134

    Chartres Cathedral (G)

    "First High Gothic Cathedral"
  • Saint-Denis (G)
    Jan 1, 1140

    Saint-Denis (G)

    Early Gothic style cathedral.
  • Royal Portals (G)
    Jan 1, 1145

    Royal Portals (G)

    Chatres Cathedral. West facade.
  • Notre Dame Cathedral (G)
    Jan 1, 1150

    Notre Dame Cathedral (G)

    Notable Early Gothic cathedral in Paris, France.
  • Amiens Cathedral (G)
    Jan 1, 1220

    Amiens Cathedral (G)

    Highly ornamented High Gothic cathedral.
  • Salisbury Cathedral
    Jan 1, 1220

    Salisbury Cathedral

    Exemplifies the English Gothic style of cathedral. Features a large cloister.
  • Saint-Chapelle (G)
    Jan 1, 1243

    Saint-Chapelle (G)

    Rayonnant Style
  • Hall of the Two Sister in the Alhambra (I)
    Jan 1, 1354

    Hall of the Two Sister in the Alhambra (I)

    Finished in 1391. "Honeycomb effect" created by tessalation (a.k.a Muqarnas dome).
  • Saint-Maclou (G)
    Jan 1, 1500

    Saint-Maclou (G)

    Flamboyant style.
  • Saint Basil’s Cathedral (B)
    Jan 1, 1555

    Saint Basil’s Cathedral (B)

    Finished in 1561, nearly a century after the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottomans. Located in Moscow, Russia.
  • Mosque of Selim II
    Jan 1, 1568

    Mosque of Selim II

    FInished 1575. Designed by Sinan. Meant to rival Hagia Sophia. Included a market and a madrasa
  • Dome of the Rock (I)

    Dome of the Rock (I)

    Found in Jerusalem, Finished in 691. Known for its calligraphic work.
  • Great Mosque of Córdoba (I)

    Great Mosque of Córdoba (I)

    Built between 8th and 10th centuries. Known for its arcaded hippostyle hall.
  • Palatine Chapel (M)

    Palatine Chapel (M)

    Found in Aachen, Germany. Holds the remains of Charlemagne. Plan inspired by San Vitale.
  • Plan of St. Gall (M)

    Plan of St. Gall (M)

    Drawing of a proposed monastic cloister from St. Gall, Switzerland.