Byzantine Bytes.

From: Interior Design | Date: November 1, 1999| Author: Geran, Monica | Copyright information

With the aid of computer-generated design drawings, Steven Papadatos recreates the fire-ravaged interiors of a Greek Orthodox cathedral in Brooklyn, New York.

IT STARTED WITH a burning candle that, for reasons still unknown, ignited a flammable object in the narthex and spread out of control. This was on a Sunday in May 1993, and by the day's end, the 1913-built Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen had been totally destroyed. All that survived more or less intact we...

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