Roman Basilica Floor Plan

Monuments anciens et modernes.

Roman basilica floor plan. Details floor plan and cross section of the basilica santa maria in cosmedin in rome signed. A narthex q v or entrance vestibule at the west end which was reserved for penitents. The basilica of saint sabina latin. Santa sabina is the oldest extant roman basilica in rome that preserves its original colonnaded.

The vaults of the south and central nave collapsed in an earthquake in 847 ce. Floorplan map of st peter s basilica. A bay is the square unit in the. One or two side aisles flanking the nave and separated from it by a row of regularly spaced columns.

37 jourdan jean marie del bury jean baptiste marie del 1853 jules gailhabaud. Most basilicas have flat ceilings. The basilica plan with its nave aisles and apse remained the basis for church building in the western church. Floorplan map 1 facade 2 charlemagne equestrian statue 3 portico atrium 4 giotto s mosaic of the navicella 5 constantine equestrian statue 6 door of.

The basilica of maxentius and constantine is atypical due to its similarities with the architecture of roman baths. The original constantinian buildings are now known only in plan but an examination of a still extant early fifth century roman basilica the church of santa sabina helps us to understand the essential characteristics of the early christian basilica. Originally a basilica was an ancient roman public building where courts were held as well as serving other. Mary in cosmedin rome.

In ancient roman architecture a basilica is a large public building with multiple functions typically built alongside the town s forum the basilica was in the latin west equivalent to a stoa in the greek east. The earliest churches were based on the plan of the pagan roman basilica q v or hall of justice the plan generally included a nave q v or hall with a flat timber roof in which the crowd gathered. Basilica sanctae sabinae italian. This hierarchy of size and proportion extended to the major units of the plan the bays.

In the early christian basilica the apses contained the cathedra or throne of the bishop and the altar. It gradually passed out of use in the eastern church however eclipsed by the radial plan on which the emperor justinian i constructed the domed cathedral of hagia sophia at constantinople. Collection formant une histoire de l architecture des différents peuples à toutes les époques. The apse in the roman basilica frequently contained an image of the emperor and was where the magistrate dispensed laws.

Basilica di santa sabina all aventino is a historic church on the aventine hill in rome italy it is a titular minor basilica and mother church of the roman catholic order of preachers better known as the dominicans. However the floor plan remains clearly visible giving a vivid impression of its immense grandeur. Home square practical info library grottoes necropolis altars monuments colonnade saints mass. 9 nave elevation term which refers to the division of the nave wall into various levels.