{"exhibit":{"id":7,"title":"Spolia: Byzantine and Ottoman Architecture in Istanbul","description":"<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul; a city known by many names, the famed <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">New Rome<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> has bridged the east and west for over a millennium. With one half of the city in Europe, and the other half in Asia, a multitude of cultural influences can be seen within its walls\u2013especially in its unique architecture. In this exhibit, we will explore a selection of churches, mosques, and cisterns that have borne witness to the rise and fall of empires, and how adaptive reuse has given these structures new life.<\/span><\/p>","credits":"Brittany Lumanlan Martin","featured":0,"public":1,"theme":"","theme_options":"a:1:{s:6:\"berlin\";a:7:{s:4:\"logo\";N;s:12:\"header_image\";N;s:16:\"header_image_alt\";s:0:\"\";s:11:\"footer_text\";s:0:\"\";s:24:\"display_footer_copyright\";s:1:\"0\";s:19:\"use_advanced_search\";s:1:\"0\";s:17:\"item_file_display\";s:1:\"0\";}}","slug":"spolia","added":"2025-11-20 10:46:48","modified":"2025-12-12 14:53:29","owner_id":10,"use_summary_page":1,"cover_image_file_id":193},"item":{"id":170,"item_type_id":null,"collection_id":null,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2025-12-01 20:50:28","modified":"2025-12-08 19:50:27","owner_id":10}}