Byzantine Empire and Civilization

The Byzantine Empire is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople until its fall to the Ottomans in 1453.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Byzantine Empire and Civilization':

  • Abu Mena
  • Aleppo
  • Aquileia
  • Archaeological Site of Mystras
  • Berat and Gjirokastra Gjirokastra
  • Bosra
  • Butrint
  • Cappadocia
  • Churches of Moldavia
  • Crac des Chevaliers
  • Damascus
  • Dougga/Thugga
  • Echmiatsin and Zvartnots Echmiatsin's architecture was influenced by Byzantine examples
  • Haghpat and Sanahin
  • Incense Route of the Negev
  • Island of Pátmos
  • Istanbul
  • Kiev
  • Kotor
  • Masada
  • Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
  • Meteora
  • Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
  • Mount Athos
  • Nessebar
  • Ohrid Region
  • Old City of Jerusalem
  • Painted Churches in the Troödos Region
  • Porec
  • Ravenna
  • Rome
  • Saint Catherine Area
  • Stari Ras and Sopocani
  • Studenica Monastery
  • Syracuse
  • Thessalonika
  • Tipasa
  • Um er-Rasas
  • Valetta
  • Venice and its Lagoon