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The Byzantine Empire's most lasting contribution to the world's architecture were the churches.
Ufuk Serin has written: 'Early christian and byzantine churches at Iasos in Caria' -- subject(s): Church architecture, Antiquities
A church plan in the form of a Greek cross, with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. The Greek-cross plan was widely used in Byzantine architecture and in Western churches inspired by Byzantine Architecture
No, because there were no churches in the Roman empire, or at least not until the Byzantine stage of the empire. An ancient Roman marriage was a civic affair as opposed to the Christian idea of a religious one.No, because there were no churches in the Roman empire, or at least not until the Byzantine stage of the empire. An ancient Roman marriage was a civic affair as opposed to the Christian idea of a religious one.No, because there were no churches in the Roman empire, or at least not until the Byzantine stage of the empire. An ancient Roman marriage was a civic affair as opposed to the Christian idea of a religious one.No, because there were no churches in the Roman empire, or at least not until the Byzantine stage of the empire. An ancient Roman marriage was a civic affair as opposed to the Christian idea of a religious one.No, because there were no churches in the Roman empire, or at least not until the Byzantine stage of the empire. An ancient Roman marriage was a civic affair as opposed to the Christian idea of a religious one.No, because there were no churches in the Roman empire, or at least not until the Byzantine stage of the empire. An ancient Roman marriage was a civic affair as opposed to the Christian idea of a religious one.No, because there were no churches in the Roman empire, or at least not until the Byzantine stage of the empire. An ancient Roman marriage was a civic affair as opposed to the Christian idea of a religious one.No, because there were no churches in the Roman empire, or at least not until the Byzantine stage of the empire. An ancient Roman marriage was a civic affair as opposed to the Christian idea of a religious one.No, because there were no churches in the Roman empire, or at least not until the Byzantine stage of the empire. An ancient Roman marriage was a civic affair as opposed to the Christian idea of a religious one.
Some byzantine churches are Orthodox. And some Orthodox churches are byzantine. Other than that, there's no difference. There are Roman Catholic churches which follow the byzantine form of worship, since they ceased being Orthodox in the 1400-1700s but retained their liturgical practices. And there are plenty of Orthodox parishes which have never followed byzantine norms for worship (Russian, for example, or in some places, Western Rite, especially when an entire Anglican or Roman Catholic congregation has become Orthodox). If you hear someone generically refer to "THE Byzantine Church," they are probably referring generically to the Orthodox Church, giving credence to its roots in Greek thought, culture, and language.
Perhaps you are referring to the Western Catholic Church in the Roman Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire.
Most of them did.
Churches are illustrative of the innovative architecture of medieval Europe.
Asher Ovadiah has written: 'Geometric and floral patterns in ancient mosaics' -- subject(s): Greek Mosaics, Mosaics, Mosaics, Greco-Roman, Patterns, Roman Mosaics 'Supplementum to The corpus of Byzantine churches in the Holy land' -- subject(s): Byzantine Architecture, Church architecture, Church buildings
The Roman rite comes from the diocese of Rome, and is different from the Byzantine Rite, which comes from the diocese in Byzantium, in the ways it celebrates its masses and decorates its churches.
Byzantine influence on Russia was really important because Russians adopted aspects of byzantine culture, such as art,music,and architecture. As a result, Byzantine domes evolved into the onion-shaped domes typical of Russian churches.
Hans Eriche Kubach has written: 'Romanische Hallenkirchen in Europa' -- subject(s): Architecture, Romanesque, Christian art and symbolism, Hall churches, Romanesque Architecture