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    Byzanz – Konstantinopel – Istanbul

    January 8, 2014 / 1 Comment

    Welche Benennung man auch für die auf zwei Kontinenten liegende Metropole wählen mag: die heute größte Stadt der Türkei war über Jahrhunderte eines der Zentren der europäischen Kunst, in der ein ganz eigener Stil entstehen konnte, der die gesamte Kunstgeschichte in Europa beeinflusste. Der römische Kaiser Konstantin der Große hatte im Jahr 330 die Hauptstadt des Reiches nach Byzanz verlegt, ein Schritt, der zusammen mit der darauffolgenden Teilung des Römischen Reiches im Jahre 395 für die weitere Entwicklung Europas von enormer Bedeutung sein sollte. Während der Westteil des Reiches unterging, erlebte Byzanz, oder Konstantinopel, eine Blütezeit und entwickelte sich zur größten Stadt des damaligen Europas. Die Eroberung Byzanz‘ durch die…

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    War and art…

    June 18, 2012 / 0 Comments

    War, what is it good for? An age old question to which I can say: certainly not preserving art or cultural artefacts, nor fostering an atmosphere which might encourage visitors despite the destruction and neglect of surrounding areas caused by war. After developing an affinity for the images of mosques, madrasahs, and minarets of Central Asia, I find myself torn at the idea of crossing war paths to follow cultural trails. Consider, for example, the seventh-century crisis in which Constantinople (now Istanbul) already faced with natural disasters and civil wars, as it struggled with religious and political strife. The Ottoman’s further decimated the already under-populated and decimated city in the…

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