Early Christian Sites
Underground burial tunnels used by Christians.
Catacombs of Rome
This massive domed cathedral in Istanbul is the most famous Byzantine church.
Hagia Sophia
This famous cathedral stands in Paris.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Small colored pieces used to make mosaics.
Tesserae
This period used basilica plans from Roman buildings.
Early Christian (Paleochristian)
A famous early basilica built in Rome.
Old St. Peter’s Basilica
This Ravenna church contains mosaics of Justinian and Theodora.
San Vitale
This French cathedral is known for its blue stained glass windows.
Chartres Cathedral
Method of painting on wet plaster.
Fresco
This period is known for gold mosaics and icons.
Byzantine
A Roman church known for its wooden doors and basilica plan.
Santa Sabina
Byzantine churches often had centralized plans around this feature.
Dome
This Paris chapel is famous for extremely tall stained glass walls.
Sainte-Chapelle
Decorative colored glass windows in Gothic churches.
Stained glass
This period emphasized height and light in cathedrals.
Gothic
Early Christians adapted this type of Roman civic building into churches.
Basilica
Decorative religious paintings used for worship in Byzantine culture.
Icons
Gothic cathedrals used exterior supports called this.
Flying buttresses
Painting sacred figures on wooden panels.
Icon painting
This artistic tradition centered in Constantinople.
Byzantine
This Italian city contains many early Christian and Byzantine mosaics.
Ravenna
Byzantine churches often used curved triangular structures called this to support domes.
Pendentives
The Gothic style first appeared in this church near Paris.
Basilica of Saint-Denis
Stone carving used for sculptures on cathedral facades.
Stone carving
This artistic period began in medieval France.
Gothic