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Page 331
... churches had been set up at this time , in spite of the reduced prosperity of the state , and at least two of these , the Church of the Assumption at Nicaea ( İznick ) and that of Hagia Sophia at Salonika , were decorated with mosaics ...
... churches had been set up at this time , in spite of the reduced prosperity of the state , and at least two of these , the Church of the Assumption at Nicaea ( İznick ) and that of Hagia Sophia at Salonika , were decorated with mosaics ...
Page 336
... Church of St. Sophia , the mother church of Russia , is the only structure of this period that still stands and retains , at least in the interior , something of its origi- nal form . The central part of the cathedral was in the form of ...
... Church of St. Sophia , the mother church of Russia , is the only structure of this period that still stands and retains , at least in the interior , something of its origi- nal form . The central part of the cathedral was in the form of ...
Page 347
... church of Saint - Germain at Auxerre . Excavations have revealed the shape of such churches as those of Lugdunum Convenarum ( Saint - Ber- trand - de - Comminges ) , Saint - Martin at Autun ( built 590 ) , and the church of Jouarre ( c ...
... church of Saint - Germain at Auxerre . Excavations have revealed the shape of such churches as those of Lugdunum Convenarum ( Saint - Ber- trand - de - Comminges ) , Saint - Martin at Autun ( built 590 ) , and the church of Jouarre ( c ...
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