Sacred Medieval Architecture

After the collapse of the Roman Empire, the political atmosphere of Western Europe has changed. When the west witnessed the change brought about by the invasion of savage men, the Eastern Roman Empire remained intact and prospered extremely. The eastern empire has a close relationship between the state and the Christian church. These relationships led Constantinople to the construction of many elaborate Byzantine churches and emphasized the importance of the eastern church in daily life. Byzantine architecture maintains a balanced proportional sense and promotes a simpler external approach to architecture.

Medieval buildings can be divided into two categories: religious buildings and military buildings. The medieval kings and lords gave great help to the spread of Christianity. As a result, they helped the church's construction plan. Pagans and Roman religious temples are not designed for large gatherings. However, in order to spread Christianity it is necessary to build a church building, it is easy to open a large conference. In order to provide enough space, the early Christians chose a special architectural design called the cathedral. This design includes nave, cross section and altar. Later, the Cathedral influenced by Justinian used a Byzantine style of architecture and made a huge dome. They also used the Greek cross

Church building has developed since the Middle Ages. However, the most important of these transformations is the architecture and design of Byzantines, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance cathedrals. The medieval church is a wonderfully famous building, the focal point of Christian dedication in every town and village. However, the early church building actually did not take shape from the Roman temple. The Cathedral of Rome was used for conferences, political rallies, markets, courts, was used as inspiration and model of the larger Christian church of the Middle Ages, hence it was called the Christian Cathedral.

St. Augustine influenced Christianity and Western thought early in the Middle Ages. Through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, history has often been studied from sacred or religious point of view. About 1800, German philosopher and historian Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel brought philosophy and more secularization into his books in historical research. In the preface, Arabian historian and early sociologist Muanaddimah (1377) warned him of the seven mistakes that historians often make. In this criticism, he believes the past is strange and needs to be explained. The originality of Ibn Khaldun distinguishes the principles by which the cultural differences of other era can attempt to determine and evaluate the evaluation of relevant historical materials and finally, in addition to rational principles In addition to feeling the necessity of the past, it is also to evaluate past culture.