In looking at Desiree's blog for Byzantine, I liked how she gave some of the history of the cities during this time period. During the Byzantine empire, Constantinople was the capital city, including it is modern day Istanbul, Turkey. Pendentive construction was also very valuable at this time. In her images from the period, I love the San Vitale Ravenna. I have never learned about this building, but it looks like one I would love to see the inside of and discover more about.
In Justine's blog, she too talked about the pendentive structure, but went on to describe it, saying it was made to support a circular dome on a square base. She also made the Hagia Sofia a prime example of this Pendentive method. I like the model picture too indicating just how this was assembled. The current day applications are great as well showing the pendentive structure, arches, and flashy Byzantine style jewelry and fashion trends.
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