FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SYRIAN BASILICA ARCHITECTURE IN IV – VII CENTURIES
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The article is devoted to analyze of one of the main types of Syrian Christian architecture, that took place in IV – VII cc. It is called basilica. There were Latitudinal, basilical, centrical compositions developed in Syria at that time. In foundation such types of architectural and spatial system general approaches of church planning were materialized. Planning was based on employment of principle of compatibility of small elements and the whole shape. Syrian Christian architecture of that time had a great influence on development of Byzantine culture. Syrian basilical buildings of IV – VII s. include elements of new trends in church space. Such composition influenced on creation of christian church image in the Western Europe.
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