What was the name of Constantinople’s main imperial palace complex during the Byzantine Empire?
Answer
Great Palace of Constantinople
80 Byzantine Architecture Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which church did Justinian I build in Constantinople as the Church of the Holy Apostles?
Answer
Church of the Holy Apostles
Which Ravenna basilica is famous for mosaics showing Theodoric the Great’s palace and harbor?
Answer
Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
What was the name of the octagonal reception hall in Constantinople’s Great Palace?
Answer
Chrysotriklinos
Which Byzantine monastery on Mount Sinai was built around the Church of the Transfiguration under Justinian I?
Answer
Saint Catherine's Monastery
Which Byzantine church in Athens is a compact cross-in-square building known for its brick patterning?
Answer
Church of Panagia Kapnikarea
Which Byzantine building in Ravenna is a small cruciform mausoleum associated with Galla Placidia?
Answer
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Which Byzantine church in Istanbul is also known as the Church of the Theotokos Kyriotissa?
Answer
Kalenderhane Mosque
Which Byzantine church in Ravenna was originally built as Theodoric the Great’s Arian palace chapel?
Answer
Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
Which Byzantine church in Istanbul was originally built as the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus?
Answer
Little Hagia Sophia
Which Byzantine church near Ravenna was consecrated in 549 and is famous for its apse mosaic of Saint Apollinaris?
Answer
Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe
Which Byzantine church in Ravenna was built by Bishop Ecclesius and dedicated in 548?
Answer
Basilica of San Vitale
Which Byzantine cathedral in Kyiv was begun under Yaroslav the Wise in the eleventh century?
Answer
Saint Sophia Cathedral
What architectural device is a squinch in Byzantine buildings?
Answer
A corner arch
Which Byzantine church in Thessaloniki is the city’s oldest surviving church?
Answer
Acheiropoietos
Which Byzantine baptistery in Ravenna was built for Arian Christians under Theodoric the Great?
Answer
Arian Baptistery
Which Byzantine basilica in Ephesus was built under Emperor Justinian I over the supposed tomb of Saint John?
Answer
Basilica of Saint John
Which Byzantine church in Istanbul was converted into the Fethiye Mosque?
Answer
Pammakaristos Church
Which Byzantine church in Athens, built in the 11th century, is known as Kapnikarea?
Answer
Church of Panagia Kapnikarea
Which Ravenna monument has a fifth-century interior famous for a starry blue mosaic ceiling?
Answer
The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Which architect co-designed Constantinople’s present Hagia Sophia with Isidore of Miletus?
Answer
Anthemius of Tralles
Which Byzantine palace in Istanbul was the principal imperial residence before the Topkapı Palace?
Answer
Great Palace of Constantinople
Which Byzantine church in Venice is famous for its five-domed Greek-cross plan?
Answer
St Mark’s Basilica