What is an apse? – History of Architecture
Hagia Irene in Istanbul (ancient Constantinople) What is an apse? An apse is a rounded end of a building. You most often find an apse in a basilica or a [...]
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What is an Aisle? – History of Architecture
Side aisle of the Abbaye aux Dames (Caen, 1050 AD) What is an aisle? An aisle (you pronounce it EYE-yull) is the part of a Roman basilica or a medieval [...]
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African Buildings in Antiquity
African buildings: Hathor temple at Naqa (modern Sudan), ca. 10 AD African buildings in stone In the first centuries AD, African architects kept building more stone buildings, as trade continued to increase, [...]
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History of Christianity
History of Christianity: One of the earliest images of Jesus, from St. Callisto catacomb in Rome (ca. 250 AD) Empires and Christianity Around the time of the beginning of the [...]
