Neo-Byzantine architecture (also referred to as Byzantine Revival ) was a revival movement , most frequently seen in religious, institutional and public buildings . It incorporates elements of the Byzantine style associated with Eastern and Orthodox Christian architecture dating from the 5th through 11th centuries, notably that of Constantinople (present-day Istanbul ) and the Exarchate of Ravenna .
66-596: Bristol Byzantine is a variety of Byzantine Revival architecture that was popular in the city of Bristol from about 1850 to 1880. Many buildings in the style have been destroyed or demolished, but notable surviving examples include the Bristol Beacon , the Granary on Welsh Back , the Carriage Works on Stokes Croft and several of the buildings around Victoria Street. Several of the warehouses around
132-573: A namestnichestvo under the control of a namiestnik until 1875, when it became a Guberniya . The government of Congress Poland was outlined in the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland in 1815. The emperor of Russia was the official head of state, considered the king of Poland , with the local government headed by the viceroy of the Kingdom of Poland ( Polish : Namiestnik ), Council of State and Administrative Council , in addition to
198-533: A sovereign state in 1831 and the administrative divisions were reorganized. It was sufficiently distinct that its name remained in official Russian use, although in the later years of Russian rule it was replaced with the " Vistula Land " (Russian: Привислинский Край). Following the defeat of the November Uprising its separate institutions and administrative arrangements were abolished as part of increased Russification to be more closely integrated with
264-623: A Bristol Byzantine is Bush House, which is now known as the Arnolfini a 19th-century Grade II* listed tea warehouse situated on the side of the Floating Harbour in Bristol city centre . The architect was Richard Shackleton Pope , who constructed first the south part of the warehouse (1831) then extended it to the north in 1835–36. It has a rock-faced plinth, three storeys of rectangular windows recessed within tall round arches, and
330-708: A common choice, especially for large cathedrals. Neo-Byzantine cathedrals concentrated in the western provinces (Poland, Lithuania), the Army bases in Caucasus and Central Asia , the Cossack hosts and the industrial region in Urals around the city of Perm . Architects David Grimm and Vasily Kosyakov developed a unique national type of a single-dome Byzantine cathedral with four symmetrical pendentive apses that became de facto standard in 1880s-1890s. The reign of Nicholas II
396-610: A related style known as Bristol Byzantine was popular for industrial buildings which combined elements of the Byzantine style with Moorish architecture . Newman University Church , Dublin (1885–86) is a notable Irish example. 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
462-587: A result of the efforts of Adam Jerzy Czartoryski , a Pole who aimed to resurrect the Polish state in alliance with Russia . The Kingdom of Poland was one of the few contemporary constitutional monarchies in Europe, with the emperor of Russia serving as the self-proclaimed king of Poland . Theoretically, the Polish Kingdom in its 1815 form was a semi-autonomous state in personal union with Russia through
528-595: A shallow attic. The style may have come about as a result of an acquaintance between William Venn Gough and Archibald Ponton, who designed the Granary and John Addington Symonds the Bristol-born historian of the Italian Renaissance . The term Bristol Byzantine is thought to have been invented by Sir John Summerson . Byzantine Revival architecture Neo-Byzantine architecture emerged in
594-724: A small part of the Grodno District of Belarus. The Kingdom of Poland effectively came to an end with the Great Retreat of Russian forces in 1915 and was succeeded by the Government General of Warsaw , established by the Germans. In 1917, part of this was renamed as the short-lived Kingdom of Poland , a client state of the Central Powers , which had a Regency Council instead of a king. Although
660-713: A supporter of the style in the 1850s. His major works belonged to the Neo-Grec and Neo-Renaissance style, however, Hansen as a professor of Byzantine art in the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna shaped a generation of architects that popularized Neo-Byzantine architecture in Austro-Hungary , Serbia and post-war Yugoslavia . Hansen's own Neo-Byzantine work includes the Arsenal in Vienna (1852—1856, with Ludwig Förster ),
726-577: Is an example of Eclectic Romano-Byzantine architecture. A prominent example of Byzantine Revival architecture in France is the Basilica of Sacre-Coeur in Paris, built between 1875 and 1914, based on the original plan of Paul Abadie . It features five elongated domes on the exterior and an interior with mosaics and other art inspired by Byzantine art . Inspired by the former is another excellent example -
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#1732787574085792-471: Is characterised by a robust and simple outline, materials with character and coloured polychrome brickwork including red, yellow, black and white brick primarily from the Cattybrook Brickpit . Several buildings included archways and upper floors unified through either horizontal or vertical grouping of window openings. The first building with some of the characteristics generally thought of
858-565: Is mostly remembered. The first Polish steam mill was built in 1828 in Warsaw - Solec ; the first textile machine was installed in 1829. Greater use of machines led to production in the form of workshops. The government was also encouraging foreign specialists, mostly Germans , to upkeep larger establishments, or to undertake production. By 1887, 550 of the 29,000 Prussian landowners in Poland were manufacturers. The Germans were also relieved of
924-550: The Administrative Council . He could veto the councils' decisions; other than that, his decisions had to be countersigned by the appropriate government minister . The viceroy exercised broad powers and could nominate candidates for most senior government posts (ministers, senators , judges of the High Tribunal, councilors of state, referendaries , bishops , and archbishops ). He had no competence in
990-695: The Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse, Lisieux completed in 1954. Westminster Cathedral (1895–1903), the Catholic cathedral in London, is the largest and most thorough British effort in the style, by John Francis Bentley (1839–1902), but there are a number of other churches and other buildings such as the Christ Church, Brixton Road , also in London, by Arthur Beresford Pite , 1897–1903, near The Oval cricket ground and St Mary and St George Church , High Wycombe (1935–1938). From about 1850 to 1880 in Bristol
1056-656: The Grand Duchy of Posen outside of German Confederation , but later was demoted to merely a Prussian province (the Province of Posen ), and was subsequently annexed in 1866 into the North German Confederation , the predecessor of the German Empire . The Congress Kingdom of Poland was theoretically granted considerable political autonomy by the liberal constitution . However, its rulers,
1122-760: The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Vienna (1856—1858) and the Christuskirche in Matzleindorf , Vienna (1858—1860). Earliest examples of emerging Byzantine- Romanesque architecture include the Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church , Potsdam, by Russian architect Vasily Stasov , and the Abbey of Saint Boniface , laid down by Ludwig I of Bavaria in 1835 and completed in 1840. The basilica followed
1188-539: The January Uprising broke out but lasted only two years before being crushed. As a direct result, any remaining separate status of the kingdom was removed and the political entity was directly incorporated into the Russian Empire. The unofficial name Privislinsky Krai ( Russian : Привислинский Край ), i.e., 'Vistula Land', replaced 'Kingdom of Poland' as the area's official name and the area became
1254-815: The Kingdom of Poland , was a polity created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna as a semi-autonomous Polish state , a successor to Napoleon 's Duchy of Warsaw . It was established when the French ceded a part of Polish territory to the Russian Empire following France's defeat in the Napoleonic Wars . In 1915, during World War I , it was replaced by the German -controlled nominal Regency Kingdom until Poland regained independence in 1918. Following
1320-870: The Mission Revival or Spanish Colonial Revival styles. The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a large Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located in Washington, D.C., United States of America. The shrine is the largest Catholic church in North America, one of the largest churches in the world, and the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C. Its construction of Byzantine Revival and Romanesque Revival architecture began on September 23, 1920, with renowned contractor John McShain and
1386-616: The Napoleonic wars . The kingdom was created from parts of the Polish territory that had been partitioned between Austria and Prussia which had been transformed into the Duchy of Warsaw by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807. After Napoleon's 1812 defeat, the fate of the Duchy of Warsaw was dependent on Russia. Prussia insisted on the duchy being completely eliminated. After Russian troops reached Paris in 1812, Tsar Alexander I intended to annex
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#17327875740851452-462: The Polish nobility deeply valued personal freedom. In reality, the kings had absolute power and the formal title of Autocrat , and wanted no restrictions on their rule. All opposition to the emperor of Russia was suppressed and the law was disregarded at will by Russian officials. Though the absolute rule demanded by Russia was difficult to establish due to Poland's liberal traditions and institutions,
1518-502: The Russian emperors , generally disregarded any restrictions on their power. It was, therefore, little more than a puppet state in a personal union with the Russian Empire. The autonomy was severely curtailed following uprisings in 1830–31 and 1863 , as the country became governed by viceroys , and later divided into governorates (provinces). Thus, from the start, Polish autonomy remained little more than fiction. The capital
1584-715: The Sacred Heart Church or the Rosary Basilica , both located in Berlin . One of the earliest examples in France is the enormous Marseille Cathedral , built between 1852 and 1893, and the basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde , both located in Marseille. Another example is the Russian orthodox Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris build 1859-1861. The Saint-Augustin in Paris build between 1860 and 1871
1650-568: The Sejm . In theory, Congress Poland possessed one of the most liberal governments of the time in Europe , but in practice, the area was a puppet state of the Russian Empire. The liberal provisions of the constitution, and the scope of the autonomy, were often disregarded by the Russian officials. Polish remained an official language until the mid-1860s when it was replaced by Russian. This resulted in bilingual street signs and documents, however,
1716-497: The Warsaw Military District ( Polish : Warszawski Okręg Wojskowy , Russian : Варшавский Военный Округ ). The governor-general answered directly to the emperor and exercised much broader powers than had the "namiestnik". In particular, he controlled all the military forces in the region and oversaw the judicial systems (he could impose death sentences without trial). He could also issue " declarations with
1782-608: The partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century, Poland ceased to exist as an independent nation for 123 years. The territory, with its native population, was split among the Habsburg monarchy , the Kingdom of Prussia , and the Russian Empire. After 1804, an equivalent to Congress Poland within the Austrian Empire was the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria , also commonly referred to as " Austrian Poland ". The area incorporated into Prussia initially also held autonomy as
1848-765: The 1840s in Western Europe and peaked in the last quarter of the 19th century with the Sacré-Coeur Basilica in Paris , and with monumental works in the Russian Empire , and later Bulgaria . The Neo-Byzantine school was active in Yugoslavia in the interwar period . Sophia Cathedral in Pushkin (1782–1788) was the earliest and isolated experiment with Byzantine treatment of otherwise neoclassical structures. In 1830s Nicholas I of Russia promoted
1914-556: The Congress, Russia gained a larger share of Poland (with Warsaw) and, after crushing an insurrection in 1831 , the Congress Kingdom's autonomy was abolished. Poles faced confiscation of property, deportation, forced military service, and the closure of their own universities. The Congress was important enough in the creation of the state to cause the new country to be informally named for it. The kingdom lost its status as
1980-518: The Kingdom of Poland lost its semi-independent status and was integrated much more closely with the Russian Empire. This was formalized through the issuing of the Organic Statute of the Kingdom of Poland by the Emperor in 1832, which abolished the constitution, army and legislative assembly. Over the next 30 years, a series of measures bound Congress Poland ever more closely to Russia. In 1863
2046-453: The Russian Empire. However, even after this formalized annexation, the territory retained some degree of distinctiveness and continued to be referred to informally as Congress Poland until the Russian rule there ended as a result of the advance by the armies of the Central Powers in 1915 during World War I . The kingdom was 128,500 km in area and originally had a population of approximately 3.3 million. The new state would be one of
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2112-537: The Vistulan Country and made part of the Southwestern Krai of the Russian Empire . Despite the fact that the economic situation varied at times, Congress Poland was one of the largest economies in the world. In the mid 1800s the region became heavily industrialized , however, agriculture still maintained a major role in the economy. In addition, the export of wheat , rye and other crops
2178-598: The administrative structure of Poland (now de facto the Vistulan Country ) closer to that of the Russian Empire. It divided larger governorates into smaller ones, introduced the gmina (a new lower-level entity), and restructured the existing five governorates into 10. The 1912 reform created a new governorate – Kholm Governorate – from parts of the Sedlets and Lublin Governorates . It was split off from
2244-446: The beginning of Polish sugar refineries. The use of iron cutters and plows was also favoured among the farmers. During the January Uprising the occupying authorities sought to deprive peasant insurgents of their popularity among landed gentry . Taxes were raised and the overall economic situation of commoners worsened. The noblemen and landowners were, on the other hand, provided with more privileges, rights and even financial support in
2310-474: The company FOS ( Fabryka Przyrządów Optycznych -"Factory of Optical Equipment") in Warsaw. It was the only firm in the Russian Empire which crafted and produced cameras , telescopes , objectives and stereoscopes . Following the outbreak of World War I the factory was moved to St. Petersburg . In the late 1890s and early 1900s, Russia experienced a coal crisis marked by coal shortages and high prices. This
2376-400: The construction of railway lines and bridges, gained priority in the entire Russian market. Although the economic and industrial progress occurred rapidly, most of the farms, called folwarks , chose to rely on serfs and paid workforce. Only a few experimented by obtaining proper machinery and plowing equipment from England . New crops were being cultivated like sugar beet , which marked
2442-690: The duchy and parts of Lithuanian lands which were historically in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . Both Austria and the United Kingdom , however, disapproved strongly of the idea, Austria issuing a memorandum on returning to the 1795 resolutions with support from the United Kingdom under George IV , Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson and the British delegate to the Congress, Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh . Following
2508-730: The dynastic burial church in Oplenac which was commissioned by the Karađorđeviċ dynasty 1909. With the arrival of Russian émigré artists after the October Revolution , Belgrade's main governmental edifices were planned by eminent Russian architects trained in Russia. It was King Alexander I who was the patron of the Neo-Byzantine movement. Its main proponents were Aleksandar Deroko , Momir Korunović , Branko Krstić , Grigorije Samojlov and Nikolay Krasnov . Their main contribution were
2574-413: The force of law," which could alter existing laws. The Administrative Council ( Polish : Rada Administracyjna ) was a part of the Council of State of the kingdom. Introduced by the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland in 1815, it was composed of five ministers, special nominees of the king and the viceroy of the Kingdom of Poland. The council executed the king's will and ruled in the cases outside
2640-426: The form of bribery . The aim of this was to weaken their support for the rebellion against the Russian Empire. Congress Poland was the largest supplier of zinc in Europe. The development of the zinc industry took place at the beginning of the 19th century. It was mostly caused by the significant increase of demand for zinc mainly in industrialized countries of Western Europe . In 1899, Aleksander Ginsberg founded
2706-427: The full implementation of Cyrillic script into the Polish language failed. The office of " namiestnik " was introduced in Poland by the 1815 constitution of Congress Poland . The viceroy was chosen by the king from among the noble citizens of the Russian Empire or the Kingdom of Poland. The viceroy supervised the entire public administration and, in the monarch's absence, chaired the Council of State , as well as
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2772-414: The harbour have survived including the Arnolfini , which now houses an art gallery. Clarks Wood Company warehouse and the St Vincent's Works in Silverthorne Lane and the Wool Hall in St Thomas Street are other survivors from the 19th century. Bristol Byzantine has influences from Byzantine and Moorish architecture applied mainly to industrial buildings such as warehouses and factories. The style
2838-437: The independence of the kingdom lasted only 15 years; initially Alexander I used the title King of Poland and was obligated to observe the provisions of the constitution. However, in time the situation changed and he granted the viceroy, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich , almost dictatorial powers. Very soon after Congress of Vienna resolutions were signed, Russia ceased to respect them. In 1819, Alexander I abolished freedom of
2904-412: The minister's competence and prepared projects for the Council of State. The administrative divisions of the kingdom changed several times over its history, and various smaller reforms were also carried out which either changed the smaller administrative units or merged/split various subdivisions. Immediately after its creation in 1815, the Kingdom of Poland was divided into departments , a relic from
2970-421: The official name of the state was the Kingdom of Poland ( Polish : Królestwo Polskie ; Russian: Царство Польское ), in order to distinguish it from other Kingdoms of Poland , it is often referred to as "Congress Poland". The Congress Kingdom of Poland was created out of the Duchy of Warsaw , a French client state, at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 when the great powers reorganized Europe following
3036-440: The press and introduced preventive censorship . Resistance to Russian control began in the 1820s. Russian secret police commanded by Nikolay Nikolayevich Novosiltsev started the persecution of Polish secret organizations and in 1821 the King ordered the abolition of Freemasonry , which represented Poland's patriotic traditions. Beginning in 1825, the sessions of the Sejm were held in secret. Alexander I's successor, Nicholas I
3102-433: The realms of finances and foreign policy; his military competence varied. The office of "namiestnik" or viceroy was never abolished; however, the last "namiestnik" was Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg , who served from 1863 to his death in 1874. No "namiestnik" was named to replace him; however, the role of "namestnik"— viceroy of the former kingdom passed to the governor-general of Warsaw —or, to be more specific, of
3168-480: The royal castles on Dedinje, the Church of Saint Sava and the St. Mark's Church in Belgrade. After the communist era ended, Mihajlo Mitrović and Nebojša Popović were proponents of new tendencies in sacral architecture which used classic examples in the Byzantine tradition. Istanbul: Agia Triada in Taksim. Ayvalık: Agios Georgios (çınarlı mosque), Agios Ioannis (saatli mosque), Taxiarchis (Koç museum) in Moschonisi/Cunda. Danish architect Theophil Hansen became
3234-406: The rule of the Russian emperor. The state possessed the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland , one of the most liberal in 19th-century Europe, a Sejm (parliament) responsible to the king capable of voting laws, an independent army , currency , budget , penal code and a customs boundary separating it from the rest of Russian lands. Poland also had democratic traditions ( Golden Liberty ) and
3300-418: The rules of 6th-century Ravenna architecture, although its corinthian order was a clear deviation from the historical Byzantine art. In 1876 Ludwig II of Bavaria commissioned Neo-Byzantine interiors of the externally Romanesque Neuschwanstein Castle , complete with mosaic images of Justinian I and Greek saints. Several Neo-Byzantine-style churches were constructed during the Gründerzeit , for instance,
3366-536: The smallest Polish states ever, smaller than the preceding Duchy of Warsaw and much smaller than the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth which had a population of over 10 million and an area of 1 million km . Its population reached 6.1 million by 1870 and 10 million by 1900. The majority of ethnic Poles within the Russian Empire lived in the Congress Kingdom, although some areas outside its borders were also inhabited by strong Polish and Roman Catholic minorities. The Kingdom of Poland largely re-emerged as
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#17327875740853432-480: The so-called Russo-Byzantine style of churches designed by Konstantin Thon . Nicholas I despised true Byzantine art; Thon's style in fact had little common with it. Notably, Thon routinely replaced the circular Byzantine arch with a keel -shaped gable , and the hemispherical Byzantine dome with an onion dome ; layout and structural scheme of his churches clearly belonged to neoclassical standard. True Byzantine art, popularized by Grigory Gagarin and David Grimm ,
3498-443: The structure of the Russian Empire , with the introduction of guberniyas ( governorate , Polish spelling gubernia ). In 1842 the powiats were renamed okręgs , and the obwóds were renamed powiats. In 1844 several governorates were merged with others, and some others were renamed; five governorates remained. In 1867, following the failure of the January Uprising , further reforms were instituted which were designed to bring
3564-491: The tax burden. This allowed to create one of the largest European textile centres in Łódź and in surrounding towns like Ozorków and Zduńska Wola . These small and initially insignificant settlements later developed into large and multicultural cities, where Germans and Jews were the majority in the population. With the abolition of border customs in 1851 and further economic growth, Polish cities were gaining wealth and importance. Most notably, Warsaw , being associated with
3630-415: The times of the French-dominated Duchy of Warsaw . On 16 January 1816 the administrative division was reformed, with the departments being replaced with more traditionally Polish voivodeships (of which there were eight), obwóds and powiats . On 7 March 1837, in the aftermath of the November Uprising earlier that decade, the administrative division was reformed again, bringing Congress Poland closer to
3696-460: Was Roman Catholicism and the official language used within the state was Polish until the failed January Uprising (1863) when Russian became co-official as a consequence. Yiddish and German were widely spoken by their native speakers. The territory of Congress Poland roughly corresponds to modern-day Kalisz Region and the Lublin , Łódź , Masovian , Podlaskie and Holy Cross Voivodeships of Poland as well as southwestern Lithuania and
3762-500: Was adopted by Alexander II of Russia as the de facto official style of the Orthodox Church. Byzantine architecture became a vehicle of Orthodox expansion on the frontiers of Empire ( Congress Poland , Crimea , the Caucasus ). However, few buildings were completed in the reign of Alexander II due to financial troubles. Alexander III changed state preference in favor of Russian Revival trend based on 16th-17th century Moscow and Yaroslavl tradition, yet Byzantine architecture remained
3828-754: Was completed on December 8, 2017, with the dedication and solemn blessing of the Trinity Dome mosaic on December 8, 2017, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception , by Cardinal Donald William Wuerl . Other notable US examples include many buildings on the campus of Rice University in Texas , and Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan by Ralph Adams Cram ; Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota) , Immaculate Conception Church in New Orleans , St. Francis de Sales Church in Philadelphia , Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis , Temple Beth Israel in Portland, Oregon, and Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Buffalo, New York. Congress Poland Congress Poland or Congress Kingdom of Poland , formally known as
3894-446: Was crowned King of Poland on 24 May 1829 in Warsaw, but he declined to swear to abide by the Constitution and continued to limit the independence of the Polish kingdom. Nicholas' rule promoted the idea of Official Nationality, consisting of Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality. In relation to Poles, those ideas meant assimilation: turning them into loyal subjects through gradual religious and cultural conversion. The principle of Orthodoxy
3960-415: Was located in Warsaw , which towards the beginning of the 20th century became the Russian Empire's third-largest city after St. Petersburg and Moscow . The moderately multicultural population of Congress Poland was estimated at 9,402,253 inhabitants in 1897. It was mostly composed of Poles , Polish Jews , ethnic Germans , Ukrainians , Lithuanians , and a small Russian minority. The predominant religion
4026-422: Was not until 1822 when Prince Francis Xavier Drucki-Lubecki negotiated to open the Polish market to the world. He also tried to introduce appropriate protective duties. A large and profitable investment was the construction of the Augustów Canal connecting Narew and Neman Rivers, which allowed to bypass Danzig (Gdańsk) and high Prussian tariffs . Drucki-Lubecki also founded the Bank Polski , for which he
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#17327875740854092-416: Was notable for the architect's turn from this standard back to Hagia Sophia legacy, peaking in the Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt and Poti cathedral. These designs employed reinforced concrete that allowed very fast construction schedule; their interiors contained clear references to contemporary Art Nouveau yet the exteriors were a clear homage to medieval Constantinople. Russian Neo-Byzantine tradition
4158-448: Was put in place, and efforts were made to change the relations between the state and the individual. All of this led to discontent and resistance among the Polish population. In January 1831, the Sejm deposed Nicholas I as King of Poland in response to his repeated curtailing of its constitutional rights. Nicholas reacted by sending Russian troops into Poland, resulting in the November Uprising . Following an 11-month military campaign,
4224-511: Was significant in stabilizing the financial output. An important trade partner of Congress Poland was Great Britain , which imported goods in large amounts. Since agriculture was equivalent to 70% of the national income, the most important economic transformations included the establishment of mines and the textile industry; the development of these sectors brought more profit and higher tax revenues. The beginnings were difficult due to floods and an intense diplomatic relationship with Prussia . It
4290-414: Was terminated by the Russian Revolution of 1917 but was continued by emigrant architects in Yugoslavia and Harbin . The Bulgarian Neo-Byzantine style from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century is often a combination of Byzantine, typical Bulgarian , Eastern Orthodox and Secession / Art Nouveau / Modernisme elements. Serbia's modern sacral architecture got its main impetus from
4356-477: Was the result of the special role it played in the Russian Empire, as the Church was in fact becoming a department of state, and other religions discriminated against; for instance, papal bulls could not be read in the largely Catholic kingdom of Poland without agreement from the Russian government. The rule of Nicholas also meant the end of political traditions in Poland; democratic institutions were removed, an appointed—rather than elected—centralized administration
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