{Chaos* in the Cathedral [continued (3)]}[5th March 1991]

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‘The second** phase in the development of architectural forms*** lasted from about 620 to 640[ce]. During this period, a different approach to the relation between exterior and interior form was explored. This approach is exemplified by the church at Tsromi (626-634/635[ce]), in which the typical cruciform interior takes the form of a cross inscribed in a square. The central area is distinguished from the arms of the cross by four free-standing interior piers. Because the arms of the cross do not extend beyond the square, the walls of the church do not reflect an interior structural plan. Thus, the exterior is freed from the shape of the inner space by moving the articulating elements inward. The central dome, instead of resting on squinches (supports) above the exterior alls, as at Dzhvari, is supported by the interior columns and has no relation to the walls.

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*[See last previous ts entry but one, [Redbook8:302-306][19910305:2240]{Chaos* in the Cathedral}[5th March 1991], fn=*]

**[See last previous ts entry]

***[in Georgia, 6^th century to 620ce]

****– ibid, [Encyclopaedia Britannica 13:] 981

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