Eastern Christian Books: Byzantine Art and Architecture

Eastern Christian Books: Byzantine Art and Architecture

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Thomas Gordon Smith

Sacred Architecture Journal Pays Tribute to Thomas Gordon Smith https://t.co/Y2BlXDMgor pic.twitter.com/aq4OZkncbI

— NLM (@NLMblog) January 13, 2022

The Mosaics of the Orthodox Baptistery in Ravenna

A short video on the mosaics of the Orthodox Baptistery in Ravenna, Italy
More videos like this can be found on Patreon
Thank you very much for following!https://t.co/9QZfa9IomW

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) August 30, 2021

The Orthodox and Arian Baptisteries of Ravenna

The Orthodox Baptistery of Ravenna https://t.co/GnMN6CrGbf pic.twitter.com/23vzUggP6Z

— NLM (@NLMblog) August 4, 2021

The Arian Baptistery of Ravenna, and the Mausoleum of Theoderic https://t.co/aNpOhPvpqu pic.twitter.com/37DrMMqogl

— NLM (@NLMblog) August 5, 2021

The Monastery of Horezu

Founded in 1690 by Prince Constantine Brâncovanu, the monastery of Horezu, in Walachia, is a masterpiece of the "Brâncovenesc style".

The monastery has been inscribed by UNESCO on its list of World Heritage Sites. @Romania_UNESCO#romaniaunesco #romaniaunesco65 pic.twitter.com/v9gRG0C8BQ

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) July 27, 2021

Urși Temple

The wooden church of Urși 🇷🇴features beautiful frescoes in the Post-Byzantine tradition, but faced serious decay. This #EuropeanHeritageAwards-winning project saw it restored with the help of the local community, using materials from the surrounding landscape. @europanostra

— Creative Europe (@europe_creative) July 18, 2021

At Least The Greeks and Russians Can Agree This is Newsworthy

Unlike the political stuff that they may publish in the name of inveighing against "schismatics."

Tiny 18th-century wooden Romanian church wins European prize for heritage.@EU_Commission @europanostra https://t.co/yJpk7D8Yd9 pic.twitter.com/9HBlNV47GJ

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) May 27, 2021

https://t.co/cxQMz0YM31

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) May 27, 2021

Tiny 18th-Century Wooden Romanian Church Wins European Prize for Heritage | The European Commission and Europa Nostra have announced the 2021 winners of the European cultural heritage awards. https://t.co/YoEpkdHkEk pic.twitter.com/p1PBIgr2RL

— Pravmir.com (@Pravmir_English) May 28, 2021

The European Commission and Europa Nostra have announced the 2021 winners of the European cultural heritage awards#orthodox_times https://t.co/uO5AUlRxQN

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) May 27, 2021

A Temple...

This orthodox church was built with the donation of an anonymous woman from #Australia#orthodox_times https://t.co/020XodkKKH

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) May 17, 2021

The National Cathedral in Bucharest

A person made this replica of the National Cathedral in Bucharest from matches 🥢 🔥
The machstick art piece will be on display at the National Cathedral's future museum. pic.twitter.com/YpfFqO6Wcf

— Aurelian Iftimiu (@AurelianNicolae) May 13, 2021

Inculturation in Japan

The oldest church in the Tokyo region is the Tegakyoukaido, an Eastern Orthodox church erected in 1881 or 1883 from an old farm house moved here to this spot close to Kashiwa, in Chiba prefecture, by Saint Nicholas, Archbishop of Japan, born Ivan Dimitrovich Kasatkin (1836-1912). pic.twitter.com/pMQctm7cWx

— Wrath Of Gnon (@wrathofgnon) October 2, 2019

Middle Byzantine Temples in Athens

Some Middle Byzantine churches in Athens
Hagioi Apostoloi in the Athenian Agora (c. 1000)
Panagia Gorgoepekoos/Little Metropolis (before 1204)
Kapnikarea (c. 11th century)
Hagioi Theodoroi (c. 11th century) pic.twitter.com/Gu8UgK7fpj

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) March 23, 2021

Depictions of Constantinopolitan Temples

Depictions Chora, Vefa Church Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and Sergius and Bacchus/Little Hagia Sophia Mosque
From D. Pulgher "Les anciennes églises byzantines de Constantinople" (1880) pic.twitter.com/D0rkSO9CbA

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) February 25, 2021

Too Bare?

I doubt this is intended to be the end state of the temple, like the appearance of the modernist or iconoclastic interior of contemporary Latin temples. They will add more iconography as they can afford it, I would think.

Man sanctifies the place: How Romanians transformed a warehouse into a church in Italy | The story of the new Romanian church illustrates very well the saying “Man sanctifies the place.” https://t.co/23B6OMsww0 pic.twitter.com/N1yOG1qSED

— Pravmir.com (@Pravmir_English) February 16, 2021

The Temple of Holy Sergius and Bacchus

Full video on the founding of Ss. Sergius and Bacchus and its inscription can be found at https://t.co/fu3MWyE3nf pic.twitter.com/7mwTdwPnaa

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) January 27, 2021

Medieval Church Architecture in Georgia

https://t.co/KDwjI9Wjzu

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) January 10, 2021

Mosaic of Emperor John V Palaiologos

It was recently restoredhttps://t.co/UfO2D8jk9K

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) November 23, 2020

An online exhibition entitled “The Architectural Miracle of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople as an Expression of Ecumenical Romiosyne” is organized by the Ecumenical Federation of Constantinoupolitans #orthodox_timeshttps://t.co/xzWs4rdxQq

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) November 23, 2020

Temple Elevations

Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin, Moscow

Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin, Moscow, Russia pic.twitter.com/QnZLPkDDYU

— The Orthodox View☦️ (@theorthodoxview) November 20, 2020

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Iconostasis for Saint Matthew the Apostle Orthodox Church

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Chancel Screens Since the Reformation

Nearing finalisation of the proofs for @Ecclsoc's "Chancel Screens Since the Reformation." Hugely grateful to all contributors: Peter Doll, @Salpotintirah, @TrvrCooper, John Roberts, Andrew Derrick & @InterWarChurch. Great scholarship, free to @Ecclsoc members. pic.twitter.com/eydUX1AUBd

— Dr Mark Kirby (@Kirby5Mark) November 12, 2020