Dedicated in 13 or 11 BC. (p.186); "The structure was 150 metres (490 feet) in diameter, though its seating capacity was probably only 14,000." (p.186)
This thesis traces the evolution of trends in stucco decoration during the late antique and early Byzantine periods. The focus of the thesis is to identify and explain the transition between the figural stuccowork trends of the fifth century and...
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Soldiers; Stone walls; Masonry
Soldiers from France's 34e Colonial Regiment build a stone wall near their hillside camp, believed to be in the Balkans in 1918 or 1919. Images ULPA 2004.003.024B and ULPA 2004.003.040E appear to be in the same location.
"In exterior view, the great dome dominates the structure, but the building's present external aspects are much changed from their original appearance. Huge buttresses were added to the Justinianic design, and four towering Turkish minarets...
"In exterior view, the great dome dominates the structure, but the building's present external aspects are much changed from their original appearance. Huge buttresses were added to the Justinianic design, and four towering Turkish minarets...