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Ancient Architecture

ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE

Baroque Architecture

BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE

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CASTLES

France

FRANCE

Interior

INTERIOR

Islamic Architecture

ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

Louvre

LOUVRE

Medieval Architecture

MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE

Modern Architecture

MODERN ARCHITECTURE

Palladio,Andrea

PALLADIO,ANDREA

Prehistoric Architecture

PREHISTORIC ARCHITECTURE

Renaissance Architecture

RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE

Schinkel,Karl Friedrich

SCHINKEL,KARL FRIEDRICH

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The twelve-sided dome of Hopovo Monastery Church encircled by colonettes.
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The twelve-sided dome of Hopovo Monastery Church encircled by colonettes.

Christ and cherubim in the cupola of Krusedol Monastery church. See also 15-03-04/17 and 40-06-03/13
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Christ and cherubim in the cupola of Krusedol Monastery church....

The church of Neamt, Rumania. Founded in 1530 by Prince (domnitor) Petru Rares.
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The church of Neamt, Rumania. Founded in 1530 by Prince (domnitor) Petru Rares.

Voronet Church, built according to legend "in three months and three weeks" by Prince Stephen the Great (1457-1504) and painted during the time of the "domnitor" (prince) Petru Rures. The churches in Moldavia are covered on the outside by frescos.
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Voronet Church, built according to legend "in three months and three weeks"...

Fresco of the Last Judgement, west wall, Voronet Church. In front of the blue background, typical of Voronet, the red stream of the fires of hell opens at Christ's feet. The righteous assemble in orderly rows in the left half.
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Fresco of the Last Judgement, west wall, Voronet Church. In front of the...

The church in Sucevita; the paintings around the apse show the composition "cinul" (rank), a suite of all heavenly and worldly hierarchies, seraphs,angels, prophets,apostles,bishops,martyrs,kings etc.).The church is surrounded by citadel-like walls.
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The church in Sucevita; the paintings around the apse show the composition "ci...

The siege of Constantinopole, 1453, from the outer wall of Moldovita Church, Romania. The fall of Constantinople was still an interesting and moving topic almost 80 years after the event, when the murals were painted. Above:Christ's descent to limbo.
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The siege of Constantinopole, 1453, from the outer wall of Moldovita Church...

Curtea de Arges, a 16th century church built by Neagoe Besarab, Prince of Wallachia (reigned 1512-1521). Buried in this church are members of the Wallachian dynasty of Besarab and the Hohenzollern Kings Carol I (1866-1914) and Ferdinand (1914-1927).
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Curtea de Arges, a 16th century church built by Neagoe Besarab, Prince of Walla...

Christ surrounded by his ancestors. From the narthex.
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Christ surrounded by his ancestors. From the narthex.

Christ surrounded by prophets, from the cupola of Fethiye Camii, St.Mary Pammacaristos church.
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Christ surrounded by prophets, from the cupola of Fethiye Camii, St.Mary P...

Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) church and mosque, now museum. Built under Justinian (527-565) over a 4th ct. basilica.Minarets were added when the church became a mosque after the Turkish conquest in 1453.Painted-over mosaics were restored under sultan Abdul Mecit in 1847. Hagia Sophia was the seat of the Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople (also known as Byzanz or Istanbul) and a principal setting for Byzantine imperial ceremonies. In this church the coronation of emperor Alexios IV Angelo took place on August 1 1203.
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Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) church and mosque, now museum. Built under Jus...

Buttresses on the south side were added to Hagia Sophia church when earthquakes damaged the central cupola in the 14th century.
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Buttresses on the south side were added to Hagia Sophia church when earthquakes...