fcsarch 04 early christianity & byzantine 1
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Early Christian & Byzantine
SANTA COSTANZA, Rome, c. 350 ADBuilt as a tomb for Constantine's daughter Constantina (who
is now known as Santa Costanza)
Santa Constanza, 350CE, Rome
Santa Costanza, section and plan
View of the Church of Santa Constanza, Rome. Originally built in the mid 4th c. AD as a mausoleum for Constantia, daughter of Constantine. View of circular corridor and ceiling mosaics.
Santa Costanza, Interior looking towards tomb, note mosaic decoration of vault and the radial pairing of columns
San Stefano Rotondo, Rome (468-83 AD)This circular martyrium was built to house the remains of the
first martyr, Stephen
BASILICA of Constantine (and Maxentius) 310 CE
Basilica of Constantine
Reconstruction of the interior of the Basilica of Constantine. In the apse is the colossal statue of Constantine (about 36 feet tall).
Constantine's Basilica at Trier, c310 CE
Constantine’s Basilica, c.310CE, Trier
Constantine's Basilica at Trier
Constantine's Basilica at Trier
Santa Sabina Rome, c.42
Santa Sabina, c.420CE, Rome
Santa Sabina Rome, c.422
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, 432-440
(Old) St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican c.325
(Old) Saint Peter’s Basilica , c.325CE, the Vatican
(Old) St. Peter's Basilica
Basilica of St Peter, Rome ("Old St Peter's"), c.320CENote the introduction of a transept
Alberti. Mantua. Sant'Andrea begun 1470