Basilica of Maxentius & Constantine
Title
Basilica of Maxentius & Constantine
Date
306-312
Identifier
5661
Alternative Title or Name
Basilica Nova
Creator2
Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Rome (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Late Antique
Subject
basilicas
barrel vaults
Description
View of the three bays with vaults of the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine the largest building in the Roman Forum. "Today only the north aisle consisting of three barrel-vaulted compartments still exists. The grand apse was added by Constantine to face the new entrance he added at the center of the long south side,"--by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton University.
Measurements
300 feet long, 215 feet wide, 114 feet high
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
41
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
GPB-ROM2-1406
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