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This mosaic is from a fourteenth century Iranian mosque.

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This mosaic is from a fifth century Italian church.

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Beautiful, elaborate mosaics were popular in both Byzantine and Islamic art.

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A major example of Islamic art is the ornate Korans. This one dates from the sixteenth century.

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Also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, this is a beautiful example of Islamic art. Unfortunately, it has been reduced to rubble

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Islamic art refers to any art created by Muslims or in a primarily Muslim area. Take for instance this mosque in China.

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Traditionally, Islamic art has been focused on highly ornate geometric designs and calligraphy. These art forms are often seen in the decoration of mosques and Korans. Many Muslims believe that a ban on depictions of the Prophet Muhammed extends to all life forms and because of this one rarely sees any people or animals in Islamic art.

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This mosque was built over the sight where Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammed ascended into heaven.

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As the centuries went by, the empire began to crumble much as its Western counterpart earlier had. It had grown too large to control and faced nearly constant attacks from all sides. In 1453, the Muslim Turks took the city of Constantinople and with that ended nearly a thousand years of the Byzantine empire

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In the 7th century a new religion- Islam sprang up in what is now Saudi Arabia. It was started by a man known to Muslims as the Prophet Muhammed. Although in its early days the religion and its followers were heavily persecuted, it soon spread widely across the Middle East.

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As the Roman empire became increasingly too large to control, it was divided into two parts- the eastern and western empires. The eastern empire was what would become the Byzantine empire.

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The interior of the Church of the Transfiguration

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The interior of the Church of the Transfiguration

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While hundreds of works are attributed to Theophanes, the only ones known for certain to be his are in this Novgorod church.

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Theophanes was an iconographer who was born and educated in the Byzantine empire but worked in Russia.

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Interior of the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba

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Interior of the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba

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Another famous Rublev icon.

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During the eighth and ninth centuries there was a movement within the Orthodox church in the Byzantine church to remove icons from churches and stop their veneration.

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Icons are religious paintings that are venerated within Orthodox worship. They were a very important part of Byzantine art.

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This is probably Andrei Rublev's most famous work.

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Because icons are left unsigned by their artists, it is generally difficult to identify their creators. One well-known iconographer of the Byzantine era (although not from the empire) was a Russian monk named Andrei Rublev.

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Islamic Call to Prayer - Amazing Azan by Idris Aslami

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This was built as a fortress by the Moors in Granada in the Andalusia region of Southern Spain. After the Spanish retook the region from them, they began using it as a palace

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This was a mosque under Muslim rule in Southern Spain. It was converted into a Catholic church after the reconquest of Cordoba by the Spanish Christians.

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This was a church in Constantinople under Christian Byzantine rule. It was remade into a mosque after the Muslim conquest (and renaming to Istanbul) of the city. Today it is a museum.

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The Orthodox Church was very important in the development of Byzantine art and culture. Much of the music that was first composed during that era is still used in Orthodox worship today.

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Orthodox Music (Serbian, Greek, Russian, Arabic) - Over 600 photos

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Beautiful Orthodox greek- serbian byzantine music, arabic and russian orthodox chant Related Videos: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. (0:00 - 6:34) Serbian Orthodox Choir Trojeručica https://soundcloud.com/igor-zirojevic/gmo0vmz8zusm 2. (6:35 - 15:38) Serbian Orthodox - Zica Monastery - Byzantine chant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCGqXNPUK6c 3. (15:39 - 24:02) Greek Orthodox - Psalm 135 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yAPaPvmUUY 4.