Hagia Sophia and The Dome of the
Rock are very important architectures in the two empires. Byzantine and Islamic
Empire. The Dome of the Rock was a shrine while the Hagia Sophia was a church. Hagia
Sophia and the Dome of the Rock were both the main architects in the empires. The
dome of the rock was built with a 60 foot dome while the Hagia Sophia was also
built with a dome but 102 foot meaning their building was much taller. The
architecture from the byzantine empire, as represented by the Hagia Sophia, and
the Islamic empire, as represented by the Dome of the Rock, have similar
designs yet where and why they were built explains the differences between the
two empires.
The dome of the rock was built on
top of Temple Mount, Jerusalem; it was a very sacred place to the Islamic empire.
It was accomplished after only 5 months. It was a shrine and also a pilgrimage
to the Islamic Empire. It was built as an octagonal shape with a wooden dome
that was 60 feet above the floor. The columns around the inside of the building
where each 20 feet long, 16 of them around the inside. The inside and outside
had many windows, that fit all around the building. The building was so sacred
that no one was allowed to go inside it was a place for people to pray at. It was
also the first monumental building in Islamic history. The people that built the
Dome were inspired by the Hagia Sophia, in the Byzantine Empire, to make their
architect much similar.
Hagia Sophia was built after 5
years of construction. In 559 A.D. an earthquake destroyed the church making
the rehabilitation so much harder. It was rebuilt in 689 A.D., but a little smaller,
but still the same foundation. This architecture was called the mystical
building. The Hagia Sophia was built with a column in every corner equaling out
to 4. There were 40 windows all together around 4 acres. Its location is by the sea so that when any
boats pass by they see the meaning of the Byzantine Empire. Hagia Sophia was the greatest structure during
that time period. The purpose of the building was to show that the church and
the state were joined as one.
1. The Byzantine and
Islamic empire spread their religion through what there architect looked like
a. Describe architecture
i.
Dome,
columns, and floor
b. Measurements
i.
Why
that tall?
2.
The Byzantine and Islamic empire picked two
special locations.
a.
Location selection/
i.
How was it religious
ii.
Where it was and why?
b.
Sacred
i.
Why
3.
The Byzantine and Islamic Empire had an
important use
a.
What they’re used for
i.
Can they go into the building
b.
Who else went there
i.
Why?
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