Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
Title
Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
Date
306-312
Identifier
1487
Alternative Title or Name
Basilica Nova
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Rome (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
basilicas
coffered ceilings
groined vaults
Description
View of the three bays with groin vaults and coffered ceilings of the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine the largest building in the Roman Forum. "This huge basilica, near the Arch of Titus was begun by Maxentius and completed by Constantine. This administrative building was 300 feet long and 215 feet wide with barrel-vaulted side aisles with coffered ceilings. These vaults acted as buttresses for the central nave, 114 feet high, covered with groin vaults. The interior was well-lit with clerestory areas over the side walls. The whole was constructed of brick-faced concrete. Constantine commissioned a 30 foot portrait of himself to be placed in the original apse,"--by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton University.
Material/Medium
concrete
Measurements
300 feet long, 215 feet wide
Reproduction Type
jpeg
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
A1REROM6-1310E35B2
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