CHURCH OF THE GASTRIA

LXXVIII. (1) The Church from the east.
(2) The Entrance 268

LXXIX. (1) The Church from the west. (2) The Interior 270

BOGDAN SERAI

LXXX. (1) The Apse in the Upper Chapel.
(2) A Pendentive of the Dome.
(3) The Chapel, from the north-west 280

CHURCH OF S. SAVIOUR IN THE CHORA

LXXXI. (1) The Church from the west.
(2) The Church from the south-east 288

LXXXII. (1) The Church from the north-east.
(2) The North Side of the Church 292

LXXXIII. (1) The Inner Narthex, looking south.
(2) Another View of the same 296

LXXXIV. (1) A Capital in the Outer Narthex.
(2) Another Capital in the Outer Narthex 300

LXXXV. (1) The Interior, looking north-west.
(2) The Outer Narthex, looking south 304

LXXXVI. (1) The Eikon Frame on the South-eastern Pier.
(2) The Interior, looking east 308

LXXXVII. (1) The Cornice above the Main Door (on the
Interior).
(2) The Archivolt on the North Wall of the
Parecclesion.
(3) Window Heads in the Central Apse 310

LXXXVIII. (1) The East End of the Parecclesion. (2) A Capital
at the Entrance to the Parecclesion 314

LXXXIX. (1) The Parecclesion, looking south-east.
(2) The Parecclesion, looking west 316

XC. (1) Mosaic representing the Miracle of Water turned
into Wine.
(2) Mosaic representing Mary caressed by her parents,
and blessed by priests seated at a banquet 322

XCI. (1) Mosaic representing the Registration of Mary
and Joseph at Bethlehem.
(2) Mosaic representing Theodore Metochites offering
the Church to Christ 326

XCII. The Archivolt on the South Wall of the Parecclesion,
with the Epitaph in honour of Tornikes 330

CHAPTER I

BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE

I. PLANNING

At the beginning of the fifth century, which is a suitable point from
which to date the rise of Byzantine architecture, thr