Byzantine ruins of Sillium in Turkey. The city not only survived the Byzantine Dark Ages, but also began to grow in importance - but later still fell under Seljuk attacks.
The temple of the Prisovski Monastery in Bulgaria, clearly not in the least inspired by Wallachian examples.
Quite often I talk here about the sad situation in the architecture of the affected countries, including Russia. However, we should not forget how quickly and strikingly the situation changes - here, for example, is the catholicon of the Zolotnikovskaya Skete in 2009 and 2016.
The skete's churches are interesting for their blind arcades - although they are located in the Ivanovo region, they are decorated with this element, which in the XVII century became a trademark of the Rostov school of Uzorochye - which revived this Romanesque element.
The skete's churches are interesting for their blind arcades - although they are located in the Ivanovo region, they are decorated with this element, which in the XVII century became a trademark of the Rostov school of Uzorochye - which revived this Romanesque element.
Hosios Loukas is not only one of the most beautiful, but also one of the best preserved examples of Macedonian Renaissance architecture. The unprecedented number of original details can be viewed endlessly, and in each of them, even the smallest, one can see the mastery of the last heyday of Roman art - what is worth the detailing of the griffin on the architrave of the templon alone.
After the change of power in Syria, there was much news about the desecration of shrines and attacks on Christians by Islamists and Israel. However, there was still hope that the situation would stabilise and once peaceful coexistence would be restored.
Now, however, the situation has deteriorated many times over - due to the attempted Alawite uprising, all non-Muslims are being attacked indiscriminately, and there has been a real massacre in the coastal towns. I won't post photos and videos of these horrors here - all are easily found on the internet. Pray for our brothers and sisters in the east - for their safety and freedom from centuries of oppression!
Now, however, the situation has deteriorated many times over - due to the attempted Alawite uprising, all non-Muslims are being attacked indiscriminately, and there has been a real massacre in the coastal towns. I won't post photos and videos of these horrors here - all are easily found on the internet. Pray for our brothers and sisters in the east - for their safety and freedom from centuries of oppression!