Editing Byzantine architecture (section)

==== Comnenian and Paleologan periods ====
In Istanbul and [[Asia Minor]] the architecture of the [[Komnenian period]] is almost non-existent, with the notable exceptions of the Elmali Kilise and other rock sanctuaries of [[Cappadocia]], and of the Churches of the [[Church of the Pantokrator (Constantinople)|Pantokrator]] and of the [[Kalenderhane Mosque|Theotokos Kyriotissa]] in Istanbul. Most examples of this architectural style and many of the other older Byzantine styles only survive on the outskirts of the Byzantine world, as most significant and ancient churches and buildings were in Asia Minor. During [[World War I]], almost all churches that ended up within the Turkish borders were destroyed or converted into mosques. Some were abandoned as a result of the [[Christian genocides|Greek and Christian genocides]] from 1915 to 1923. Similar styles can be found in countries such as [[Bulgaria]], [[Croatia]], [[North Macedonia]], [[Russia]], [[Serbia]] and other Slavic lands, as well as in [[Sicily]] ([[Cappella Palatina]]) and [[Veneto]] ([[St Mark's Basilica]], [[Torcello Cathedral]]).

In Middle Byzantine architecture "cloisonné masonry" refers to walls built with a regular mix of stone and [[brick]], often with more of the latter. The exterior of the 11th- or 12th-century [[Pammakaristos Church]] in [[Istanbul]] is an example, though it is even more renowned for Late Byzantine additions discussed below.