ARCH413 SURVEY OF EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE
| Course Code: |
1200413 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
4.0 |
| Department: |
Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assist.Prof.Dr. VERONICA GEORGE KALAS |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
Byzantine architecture throughout the east Mediterranean, the Balkans, Greece, Anatolia, and the Near East between 323 A.D. and 1453. A survey designed to familiarize students with the major monuments and themes in the history of Byzantine architecture using a contextual approach. Students to describe and analyze Byzantine buildings critically in writing and class discussions with special focus on the Byzantine churches, which are the buildings to have survived the most, while fortifications, civic infrastructures, monasteries, palaces, castles and houses will also be discussed.
