Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
MIM 122 Ancient and Byzantine Architecture Turkish Compulsory
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
2 4 2 0 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites None
Class Restriction None
Course Description
The course covers a survey of the Anatolian cultures starting from the prehistoric times to the end of the Byzantine Empire. It is centered around the architectural styles, their relations, influences and continuity in the Hittite, Urartian, Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine cultures. It also examines examples of religious, representative and public buildings within the context of their social and cultural frame. Painting, sculpture and minor arts, their relations with architecture, construction techniques, plan types and architectural theories, and buildings of special importance in the process of architectural development are discussed.