Which Ravenna basilica is famous for mosaics showing Theodoric the Great’s palace and harbor?
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Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
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Which Ravenna basilica is famous for mosaics showing Theodoric the Great’s palace and harbor?
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Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
What was the name of the octagonal reception hall in Constantinople’s Great Palace?
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Chrysotriklinos
Which Byzantine architectural element is a square or polygonal base inserted between a column capital and an arch?
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Impost block
Which Byzantine monastery on Mount Sinai was built around the Church of the Transfiguration under Justinian I?
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Saint Catherine's Monastery
What Byzantine architectural term describes a small dome set over the center of a cross-in-square church?
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Central dome
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What was the name of the octagonal reception hall in Constantinople’s Great Palace?
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Chrysotriklinos
Which Byzantine monastery on Mount Sinai was built around the Church of the Transfiguration under Justinian I?
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Saint Catherine's Monastery
Which Byzantine church in Athens is a compact cross-in-square building known for its brick patterning?
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Church of Panagia Kapnikarea
Which Byzantine building in Ravenna is a small cruciform mausoleum associated with Galla Placidia?
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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Which Byzantine church in Istanbul is also known as the Church of the Theotokos Kyriotissa?
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Kalenderhane Mosque
Which Byzantine church in Ravenna was originally built as Theodoric the Great’s Arian palace chapel?
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Sant'Apollinare Nuovo