Byzantine Institute of America
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The Byzantine Institute of America is an organization founded for the preservation of Byzantine art
and architecture. Working with the Turkish government and President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
, its greatest notable success is the preservation of the mosaics in Hagia Sophia
starting in June 1931. The Institute is presently located in the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, in Washington, DC. The Institute's founder is scholar and archaeologist, Thomas Whittemore
.
Byzantine art
Byzantine art is the term commonly used to describe the artistic products of the Byzantine Empire from about the 5th century until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453....
and architecture. Working with the Turkish government and President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....
, its greatest notable success is the preservation of the mosaics in Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey...
starting in June 1931. The Institute is presently located in the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, in Washington, DC. The Institute's founder is scholar and archaeologist, Thomas Whittemore
Thomas Whittemore
Thomas Whittemore was a scholar, archaeologist and the founder of the Byzantine Institute of America. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1871...
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