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1. Byzantine Art

   Linked via "uncreated light of God"

   The visual language of Byzantine art is inseparable from the theological evolution of Eastern Orthodoxy. Art served not merely as illustration but as a mechanism for spiritual contemplation and participation in the divine economy. The development of icon veneration, definitively settled at the Second Council of Nicaea (787 CE), provided the philosophical justification for the consistent and standardized depiction of sacred personages [2].
   A core, though often misunder…

2. Byzantine Art

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   | Architectural Element | Primary Function | Characteristic Material | Symbolic Weight |
   | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
   | Dome | Microcosm of Heaven | Thin-shelled concrete (often incorporating volcanic ash from Thrace) | Divine Authority; Uncreated Light |
   | Pendentive | Structural Transition | Brick mortar mixed with pulverized marble dust | Bridging the Terrestrial and Celestial |
   | Iconostasis | Barrier/Threshold | Elaborately carved cypress wood, often gilde…