HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Roman
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Byzantine
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Greek
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Prussian
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was strongly influenced by Abbasid architecture in Samarra and remains one of the most notable and best-preserved examples of 9th-century architecture from the Abbasid Caliphate.
Detailed explanation-2: -The official religion of the Byzantine Empire was Christianity, as defined by the patriarch and the church hierarchy in Constantinople and by the emperor.
Detailed explanation-3: -The largest, most important and still most famous Byzantine church, or indeed any building, is the Hagia Sophia of Constantinople, dedicated to the holy wisdom (hagia sophia) of God.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Blue Mosque, Istanbul Sedefkâr Mehmed Ağa was the architect in charge of the Blue Mosque’s construction. Mehmed Ağa was inspired by the work of his master Mimar Sinan and a combination of Islamic and Byzantine architecture.
Detailed explanation-5: -The most famous example of Byzantine architecture is the Hagia Sophia, and it has been described as “holding a unique position in the Christian world", and as an architectural and cultural icon of Byzantine and Eastern Orthodox civilization.