What was uniquely unveiled by the restoration of the 12th-century Saviour Transfiguration Church in PolotskThe restoration of the ...

Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being overlooked.

The first, a Byzantine-style building, was constructed in the 6th and 7th centuries, before a Romanesque church replaced it in the 12th century. Then, the 1667 earthquake wrecked the structure.

Emperor Constantine originally built the church in 326 A.D. as a Byzantine place of worship ... Today's church is a product of 12th-century Crusaders. Travelers describe the Church of the Holy ...

Influenced by Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Arab ... Francesco Lastrucci for The New York Times Admire three churches The 12th-century Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio church features intricate stone ...