| Theodosius II
Cistern 428 A.D. There are several cisterns lurking underneath the modern city of Istanbul. They were built to store water in the event of a siege. Since these columns and capitals are unfinished, they were made for this cistern, unlike Justinian's cistern of 530, which has spoils from prior constructions. The metal rings to keep the columns from splitting due to the weight of buildings above, are modern. |
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| Re-used capital in Justinian's
Basilica Cistern c. 530 A.D., Constantinople
5th century capital barely visible vestigial volutes (Wiki) |
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| Church of the Acheiropoeitos, Thessalonika, circa 470 A.D. nave capital St. John Studion type (double acanthus) (Krautheimer) |
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| Church of the Theotokos,
Mount Garizim, 484 A.D. pilaster capital
Blacked in acanthus motif appears, notice the unusual number of leaves (Krautheimer) |