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Fig. 61 Behyo in the Jabal il A�la in Syria, isometric drawing of a village church built probably in the
first half of the sixth century. In contrast to the Jirade church (Fig. 60), which has closely spaced
columns supporting the lateral arcades, this church has widely spaced piers which open up the space
between nave and aisles. (R�reliquary.) (From Tchalenko, Villages pl. cxiv)
were built in the fifth century at the Lateran cathedral in Rome, in the
sixth century at St Sophia’s cathedral in Constantinople (Fig. 59), at
Marseilles and at the pilgrimage churches of St John at Ephesus (Fig. 57),
St Symeon Stylites (Qal�at Sim�an) near Antioch (Fig. 62) and St Menas
near Alexandria. The two built for the orthodox and Arian cathedrals at
Ravenna are still elaborately decorated with mosaic. The two baptisteries
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