A Contribution To The Topography Of Byzantine Belgrade In The 11th And 12th Centuries Cover Image

Прилог проучавању топографије византијског Београда у XI и XII веку
A Contribution To The Topography Of Byzantine Belgrade In The 11th And 12th Centuries

Author(s): Marko Popović
Subject(s): History
Published by: Vizantološki institut SANU
Keywords: Byzantium; Belgrade; cathedral church; chancel screen; low-relief decoration

Summary/Abstract: The focus of the paper is the stone fragment of a Byzantine architectural element discovered in Belgrade several decades ago. It has served as a basis for reconstructing the original appearance of the element which has been identifi ed as the plinth of a chancel screen column. The plinth, which fl anked the north side of the central templon door, is decorated in low relief on three sides, and has been dated by style to the 11th century. It presumably formed part of the templon of Belgrade’s cathedral church, of which no remains have survived. Based on analogies, the church might have been a three-aisled basilica, probably located in the urban zone of 11th- and 12th-century Byzantine Belgrade. Archaeological excavations indicate that this urban zone was situated within the walls of the former Roman castrum.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 50/1
  • Page Range: 461-478
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Serbian