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	Isidore of Miletus - TheBestLinks.com - Architect, Anthemius of Tralles, Constantinople, Justinian I, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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		fr:Isidore de Milet Isidore of Miletus was an architect with Anthemius of Tralles of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.
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	Isidore of Miletus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Isidore of Miletus was the architect along with Anthemius of Tralles who designed Hagia Sophia in modern day Istanbul
		He employed Isidore of Miletus along with Anthemius of Tralles.
		Isidore of Miletus had earlier taught physics in [[Alexandria, Egypt and then later at Constantinople, and had written a commentary on earlier books on building.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Isidore_of_Miletus (128 words)

	Search Results for Miletus - Encyclopædia Britannica
		Greek philosopher of nature and one of three thinkers of Miletus traditionally considered to be the first philosophers in the Western world.
		In 403 the Ionic alphabet used in the Anatolian city of Miletus was adopted for use in Athens, and by the middle of the 4th century the Ionic had become the common, 24-letter, classical Greek...
		Isidore of Miletus: Hagia Sofia exterior, cross section, and plan
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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Miletus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Situated on the western coast of Caria near the Latmic Gulf at the mouth of the Mæander and the terminus of several of the great roads of Asia Minor, Miletus was for a long period one of the most prosperous cities of the ancient world.
		Miletus also had its period of literary glory with the philosophers Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes, the historians Hecatæus and Cadmus, the rhetorician Æschines, and the writer of tales, Aristides.
		Eusebius, Bishop of Miletus, assisted at the Council of Nicæa (325).
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10303c.htm (559 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 541 (v. 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		August, the editor of Euclid, assumes, without an allusion to any other opinion,1 that Isidore was Isidore of Miletus, Justinian's architect, and the preceptor of eutocius.
		Now Photius, who has given a long commentary on the life of Isidore by Damascius, repeats again and again that Isidore was the successor of Marinus, the successor of Proclus, and that Damascius was his fellow pupil.
		This brings Isidore fairly into the reign, of Justinian ; and if we look at the strong feeling of admiration which Eutocius and Hypsicles both express for their teachers (Hypsicles calls his the great\ we cannot suppose that these two Isidores were two different persons.
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	Fine Arts Unit III A101 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Architects were Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus, from 532 to 537.
		Their rather flat saucer-shaped dome collapsed in 558, and it was redesigned by Isidore the Younger as a dome on pendentives (18 feet higher), with the church rededicated in 562 while Justinian (but not Theodora) was still reigning.
		Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus (architects)
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		The original church was begun in the time of Constantine I, the founder of this city as the greatest metropolis of its time and it was remodelled during Theodosious II's reign.
		After the Hagia Sophia of Theodosious II had been destroyed during the Nika revolts of 532, Justinian employed the two greatest architects of the time Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus for the construction of a church whose dimensions and grandeur was unprecedented in the world.
		It was converted into a mosque by Mehmet the Conquerer right after the conquest of the city and it continued to serve as a pivotal religious building during the Ottoman centuries.
	www.adelphiatravel.com /hagiasophia.htm (166 words)

	Istanbul
		The church was erected in the 6th century by the architects Arthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus.
		An earthquake made central parts of the dome collapse, and a nephew of Isidore of Miletus, called Isidorus the Younger, made changes.
		Among the changes were to close several of the windows, resulting in the dim half-light that characterize the building even today.
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	Listed Items \| Art History & Archaeology Database \| Columbia University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Anthemius of Tralles; Isidore of Miletus;Istanbul; Hagia Sophia; S gallery: metatorion; Virgin w/ Donors det: Virgin’s head; 532-537; mosaic 12c; mosaic; [CU: AH 00/01#051.43]
		Anthemius of Tralles; Isidore of Miletus;Istanbul; Hagia Sophia; N Gallery; tunnel vault: mosaic of Emperor Alexander; 532-537; mosaic c.900; [CU: AH 00/01#051.50]
		Anthemius of Tralles; Isidore of Miletus;Istanbul; Hagia Sophia; N Gallery; tunnel vault: mosaic of Emperor Alexander det.; 532-537; [CU: AH 00/01#051.51]
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		The Hagia Sophia, probably Istanbul's most famous landmark was built by the emperor Justinian I in the year 537 AD.
		It was designed by the architects Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus and took only 6 years to build.
		It is a church, built in the byzantine style and has a tremendous domed space inside.
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	Ayasofya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Probably Istanbul's most famous landmark, the Hagia Sophia (also spelled Ayasofya) was built by the emperor Justinian I in the year 537 AD.
		Built in only six years, the structure was designed by the architects Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus.
		On May 7, 558, the dome of the church collapsed due to a December 557 earthquake, and though a new dome was quickly rebuilt, historical records tell us that it was not identical to the original.
	www.princeton.edu /~asce/const_95/ayasofya.html (281 words)

	6th century in architecture - TheBestLinks.com - Anthemius of Tralles, Constantinople, Isidore of Miletus, 532, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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		See also: 5th century in architecture, other events of the 6th century, 7th century in architecture and the architecture timeline.
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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Justinian I
		Of his many buildings may be mentioned the two most famous, the church of Our Lady (now the El-Aqsa mosque) at Jerusalem and, by far the most splendid of all, the great church of the Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia) at Constantinople.
		This church especially, built by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus, and consecrated on 27 December, 537, remains always one of the chief monuments of architecture in the world.
		Justinian's subjects frequently complained of the heavy taxes; many people in the lands he conquered back thought that the glory of being once more Roman citizens was bought too dearly when they realized how much they had to pay to the Roman exchequer.
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	hagiasophia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The church of Hagia Sophia (Greek: Holy Wisdom) was built under the direction of Justinian I in Constantinople and designed by the architects Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus.
		The vast structure was erected within six years (AD 531 - 537).
		The domed basilica was the largest enclosed space of its time and became later a model for many Islamic mosques throughout the Arab world.
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	New Scientist Premium- Byzantine church gives up the secret of its longevity - News
		Built in AD 532 under the orders of the Emperor Justinian, Hagia Sophia is regarded as the finest example of Byzantine architecture in the world.
		The architects commissioned for the project - Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus - were not renowned builders, but they were excellent engineers and well versed in mathematics, statistics and kinetics.
		Now a team headed by Antonia Moropoulou from the National Technical University of Athens has discovered their engineering solution.
	www.newscientist.com /article/mg17623691.600.html (281 words)

	Quake-Proof Cement Mixed '1,300 Years Ago' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The structure has withstood quakes of up to 7,5 on the Richter scale, according to the team, headed by Antonia Moropoulou from Athens' National Technical University.
		'They were very advanced scientists' The team found that the cement contained a calcium silicate matrix similar to that found in Portland cement, although the architects, Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus, came up with their mix in 532.
		Team member Ahmet Cakmak of Princeton University said volcanic ash or other silica was deliberately added to the mixture, producing a material that could absorb seismic activity.
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		DATE of the work of art – ballpark figures are OK if no exact date is known (example: approx.
		ARTISTS (example: Anthemius of Tralles and Isidore of Miletus).
		NOTE: VERY few artists’ names survive in the field of Medieval Art.
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