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Question 1

BYZANTINE

Answer 1

Richly decorated interiors with mosaics, colored marble

Capitals carved in floral and abstract patterns

Row of windows on the dome

Flying buttresses

Use of pendentives

Question 2

ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE

Answer 2

cut stone construction

Use of arches, vaults (barrel or tunnel and groin), buttresses

Smaller windows

Stone roofs instead of wooden (barrel vaults over a long church nave)

Generally symmetrical plans

Less decorated exteriors and interiors compared to Gothic

Each significant space has a separate form which can be perceived from outside

Castles, churches, and monasteries

Shows regional characteristics

Use of stained glass