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Neo-Byzantine architecture is a somewhat uncommon Architectural Revival Style , of the mid- to late 19th and early 20th Centuries , most frequently seen in religious, institutional and public Building s. Neo-Byzantine architecture incorporates elements of the Byzantine Style associated with Eastern and Orthodox Christian architecture dating from the 5th through 11th Centuries , notably that of Byzantium ( Constantinople , or modern-day Istanbul ). The style is characterized by round Arch es, Vault s and Dome s, Brick and Stucco surfaces, Symbol ic ornamentation, and the use of decorative Mosaic s. The Neo-Byzantine style was popular in 19th century Russia and Eastern Europe and was used to great effect by the Russian Architect Konstantin Ton , who often combined it with Russian Revival stylistic elements. Notable American examples include many buildings on the campus of Rice University in Texas , and the Basilica Of The National Shrine Of The Immaculate Conception built between 1920 and 1959 in Washington, D.C. In the early 1980s , famed American architect Philip Johnson designed a Post-Modernist addition to the Cleveland Play House that reflects Byzantine influences, and could thus be termed Neo-Byzantine. In the United States and elsewhere, the Neo-Byzantine style is often seen in Vernacular amalgamations with other Medieval revivalist styles such as Romanesque and Gothic , or even with the Mission Revival or Spanish Colonial Revival styles. |
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