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The so called Byzantine Empire was the Roman Empire. Byzantine is a term which is used by historians to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of its western part. The people in question did not know this term and called their empire Roman Empire. The Greek styles to make columns (Doric, Ionic and Corinthian) and the arch and the vault of the Romans were still used. The most characteristic feature of Byzantine church architecture was the dome The dome had been perfected by the Romans. The Byzantines made extensive use of one particular type of dome, the pendentive dome.

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