THIS STYLE (if we consider its historical version) embodies the idea of ​​the power and wealth of a vast empire. This suggests a comparison with another current imperial style - ampir. Both are solid and regal, but in different ways: if the Empire, the style of Napoleon I, is strict and warlike, the Byzantine style is prohibitive, oriental is luxurious. And in today's interpretation, he is also theatrical.

BEFORE US, the modern fantasy on the Byzantine theme. The massive bed is decorated with dense and multifaceted carvings. (A typical motif of a pattern in the Byzantine style is a winding vine.) The scale of the carved details and the elegance of carving, as in the best works of the Byzantine era, are impressive. Gilded carving is ideally combined with purple silk upholstery - this is a centuries-old “royal” combination.