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Kathleen Howley | profile | all galleries >> Turkey - June 2013 >> byzantine_art tree view | thumbnails | slideshow
This gallery contains photos of the Byzantine art and architecture of the Church of the Holy Savior (now the Kariye Museum), Hagia Sophia, both museums located in Istanbul, and the Sumela Monastery, a Greek-Orthodox monastery first built in 386 A.D. located near Trabzon. It is now a museum, but on the Feast of the Assumption, a service attended by Greek and Russian Orthodox is allowed to be held. When the Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453, all Christian art was plastered over or destroyed. (Christians are guilty of the same behavior in past centuries.) It is heartbreaking not to be able to see these beautiful Byzantine mosaics and frescoes in all their glory.
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Church of the Holy Savior, after 1453, became a mosque, now Kariye Museum
Church of the Holy Savior, after 1453, became a mosque, now Kariye Museum		 Following 9 photos are small sample of the art in the Kariye Museum
Following 9 photos are small sample of the art in the Kariye Museum		 Dome
Dome		 Part of the Dome
Part of the Dome
g9/30/964730/3/158307474.9LNXBiwo.jpg Restored as much as possible
Restored as much as possible		 Beautiful Byzantine face of the Virgin
Beautiful Byzantine face of the Virgin		 Dormition of Our Lady.
Dormition of Our Lady.
Joseph and Mary before the Roman Tax Collector
Joseph and Mary before the Roman Tax Collector		 The OT book would be dotted with jewels
The OT book would be dotted with jewels		 Kariye Museum
Kariye Museum		 Interior of Hagia Sophia
Interior of Hagia Sophia
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joseantonio30-Nov-2014 20:21
Wonderful gallery.V.
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