The Ages of Architecture

The Byzantine buildings seem to have a very modern style to them. Many of the buildings resemble apartment buildings and hi-rises you would see in cities today. Although they look like the more run-down buildings you'd see in the city, they still have the modern, present-day style. In this sense, because they greatly resemble modern American buildings, they don't have a very distinctive style. They tend to be very tall with lots of windows. The monasteries, on the other hand, are a little more distinctive. Their features seem to be curved rather than the straight lines and rectangles of the other Byzantine buildings. These buildings don't really have andy American ties.