Torccelo Island

Tiyam Arshad Bakhtiari Teacher: Mr. Kelly TOK class 30 October 2012 What does Byzantine style influence on Santa Maria Assunta Church in Venice? Byzantine architecture is the Later Roman architecture Empire. The mosaic form date back to the 11th century with their strong Byzantine influence that is one of the best mosaics in the Northern Italy -a building with a basilica design divided by Greek marble columns-. Mosaics of the Last judgment were kind of mosaics that were one of the best examples of representational art in the west depicting the end of the world and the Day of Judgment. Mosaics of Byzantine-Ravennate school, including a Last Judgment in the counter-façade. The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is a church on Torcello Island near to Venice; it is the oldest building in Lagoon area. It is an example of Venetian-Byzantine architecture. The Exarch Isaac of Ravemma founded it in 639. There are two buildings near to Santa Maria Assunta Church one is the bell tower and the other is Santa Fosca, When you plan to go to visit Torcello island the boat will stops before in two other islands and you have to change the boat two times. One of the islands is Burano and the other is Murano Island. Torcello Island takes about 2hours by boat from Venice. When you arrive you have to follow the cost along a narrow canal on the left side. In the island, the hustle and bustle of Venice is long forgotten. The bell tower is the only tall feature visible on the otherwise flat horizon and the center of the island’s enchantment. Romans discover this place. Torcello name comes from “Torre e cielo” which means “tower and sky”. This island is older than Venice. It is either larger than Venice. Venice’s first Cathedral, first houses and first workshops were all located on Torcello, from here the first trading vessels sailed. In the 10th century the population of there was at