Architecture Styles Part 2
Byzantine – 330 AD to 1453 With Near Eastern elements, Byzantine architecture was a development of Roman architecture. The Greek cross plan was used in church construction, which frequently comprised intricate dome structures supported by large piers. Buildings also became more geometrically complex. Moorish – 711 to 1492 In North Africa, as well as in some regions of Spain and Portugal, where the Andalusians (Moors) ruled between 711 and 1492, Moorish architecture is the articulated form of Islamic architecture. Muqarnas, horseshoe arches, voussoirs, domes, crenellated arches, lancet arches, ogee arches, courtyards, and colourful tile work known as azulejo in Spanish and Portuguese are typical characteristics of Moorish architecture. Hoysala 1000 to 1300 The Hoysala Empire ruled over the area that is now known as Karnataka, an Indian state, and this led to the development of the building style known as Hoysala architecture. When it ruled the Southern Deccan Plateau region ...