Byzantium undoubtedly occupies an important place in the history of garden design. The city, which became Istanbul, was capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and survived for a thousand years after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The gardens of Byzantium were however mostly destroyed after the fifteenth century Turkish conquest. The most famous of the surviving Byzantine mosaics of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople - the image of Christ on the walls of the upper southern gallery. ... Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. ... // Overview Byzantine Dress changed vastly over the centuries. ... This article is actively undergoing a major edit. ... The Byzantine Empire had a complex system of aristocracy and bureaucracy. ... Byzantine music is the music of the Byzantine Empire and by extension the music of its culture(s) as they continued in the Orthodox Christian parts of the population after the fall of the empire to the rule of the Ottoman Empire. ... A gallery of birds from the Vienna Dioscurides Byzantine manuscript. ... Anastasius 40 nummi (M) and 5 nummi (E) Byzantine currency, money used in the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the West, consisted of mainly two types of coins: the gold solidus and a variety of clearly valued bronze coins. ... Byzantium was an ancient Greek city-state, founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC and named after their king Byzas. ... Satellite image of Istanbul and the Bosphorus Istanbul (Turkish: Ä°stanbul) is Turkeys largest city, and its cultural and economic center. ... Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered around its capital in Constantinople. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Byzantine gardens were based largely on Roman ideas emphasizing elaborate mosaic designs, a typical classical feature of neatly arrayed trees as well as man made structures such as fountains and small shrines which gradually grew to become more elaborate as time progressed. Byzantine gardens developed a distinct style of their own however, drawing upon Oriental, and inparticular Islamic influences of the time from the near East and North Africa. Some elements of Moorish influence are somewhat tangible, particularly concerning the aforementioned fountain design, but also Persian Gardens had a distinct influence, emphasizing a common theme in Byzantine Culture, that of the clash of colours. Mosaic is the art of decoration with small pieces of colored glass, stone or other material. ... Eastern Orthodox shrine Buddhist shrine just outside Wat Phnom. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( ▶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Art depicting two men in a Persian Garden Persian Gardens refers to a tradition and style of garden design which originated in Persia (more commonly known today as Iran). ... Byzantine Empire (Greek: Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία) is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ...

Little else is known about Byzantine gardens however, and very few references, let alone entire Treatises exist on the subject. The Byzantines, like their Greco-Roman predecessors, attached great importantance to such matters of aesthetics, but throughout the whole of Greco-Roman History the Garden never seemed to occupy the place of prestige in it's culture that it occupied in the East, as their roots are largely drawn from the more practical purposes of Olive Tree groves. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Classical antiquity. ... Part of a garden in Bristol, England A flower bed in the gardens of Bristol Zoo, England Checkered flower bed in Tours, France A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. ... For the Italian political alliance see Olive Tree, and the color, olive (color). ...

See also

• History of Gardening
• Persian Gardens
• Roman gardens

A modern bronze copy of a Greek garden statue, the type of which survived well into Late Antiquity.

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Art depicting two men in a Persian Garden Persian Gardens refers to a tradition and style of garden design which originated in Persia (more commonly known today as Iran). ... Roman gardens Roman gardens were inspired by Greek gardens and ornamental horticulture became highly developed during the development of Roman civilisation. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1704x2272, 2140 KB) Description Enghien (Belgique/Belgium), parc du château - Statue en bronze recréée daprès une oeuvre grecque antique - Il porcellino (XVIIe siècle sculpteur: Pietro Tacca, 1577-1640). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1704x2272, 2140 KB) Description Enghien (Belgique/Belgium), parc du château - Statue en bronze recréée daprès une oeuvre grecque antique - Il porcellino (XVIIe siècle sculpteur: Pietro Tacca, 1577-1640). ... Late Antiquity is a rough periodization (c. ...

External links

• Marie-Luise Gothein's history of Byzantine Gardens
• Byzantine Garden Culture
• Private gardens in Byzantine Constantinople