basilica

Examples of basilica in the following topics:

• Cathedrals

  • Peter's Basilica, Notre Dame de Paris, Cologne Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, Prague Cathedral, Lincoln Cathedral, the Basilica of St Denis, the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, the Basilica of San Vitale, St Mark's Basilica, and Westminster Abbey.
  • Many cathedrals, basilicas, and a number of abbey churches are among the most renowned works of architecture in existence.
  • Santa Sabina, in Rome, exemplifies the simplicity of architectural decoration that characterized many of the early Christian basilicas.
  • Peter's Basilica in Rome, which was the combined work of the architects Bramante, Raphael, Sangallo, Maderno, and Michelangelo (who mounted its glorious dome).
  • St Peter's Basilica is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture and remains one of the largest churches in the world.

• Ravenna

  • The Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy is one of the most important examples of early Christian Byzantine art and architecture.
  • The Basilica of San Vitale is a church in Ravenna, Italy and one of the most important examples of early Christian Byzantine art and architecture in Western Europe.
  • The building is styled an "ecclesiastical basilica" in the Roman Catholic Church, though it is not of architectural basilica form.
  • The Basilica of San Vitale is styled an "ecclesiastical basilica" in the Roman Catholic Church, though it is not of architectural basilica form.
  • Identify characteristics of the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy that make it one of the most important examples of early Christian Byzantine art and architecture

• Architecture of the Early Christian Church

  • Therefore, Christians began using the model of the basilica, which had a central nave with one aisle at each side and an apse at one end.
  • The basilica model was adopted in the construction of "Old" St.
  • A Christian basilica of the fourth or fifth century stood behind its entirely enclosed forecourt.
  • In basilicas of the former Western Roman Empire, the central nave is taller than the aisles, forming a row of windows called a clerestory.
  • Peter's followed the plan of the Roman basilica and added a transept (labeled "Bema" in this diagram) to give the church a cruciform shape.

• Architecture and Mosaics in the Middle Byzantine Empire

  • The basilica is a grand building, built next to the Doge's Palace.
  • The basilica houses the remains of Saint Mark, which the Venetians looted from Alexandria in 828 (prompting the building of the basilica).
  • Saint Mark's Basilica was built in the Byzantine style of a Greek-cross plan.
  • The narthex of the basilica is U-shaped and wraps around the western transept.  
  • The entirety of the basilica is richly decorated.

• Architecture under Constantine

  • When Constantine and Maxentius clashed at the Milvian Bridge, Maxentius was in the middle of building a grand basilica, eventually renamed the Basilica Nova, near the Roman Forum.
  • The basilica consisted of one side aisle on either side of a central nave.
  • Concrete walls 15 feet thick supported the basilica's massive scale and expansive vaults.
  • The apse of the basilica Nova was the location of the Colossus of Constantine.
  • The new senate-house was housed in a basilica on the east side.

• Rome and the Papal States

  • Because the Papacy wanted to surpass the grandeur of other Italian cities, the popes built increasingly extravagant churches, bridges, town squares, and public spaces, including a new Saint Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, Ponte Sisto (the first bridge to be built across the Tiber since antiquity), and Piazza Navona.
  • Peter's Basilica was demolished and the construction of a new one began .
  • Peter's Basilica on or before 1564, although it was unfinished when he died.
  • Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

• Architecture under the Merovingians

  • Merovingian architecture often continued the Roman basilica tradition, but also adopted influences from as far away as Syria and Armenia.
  • One famous example is the basilica of Saint Martin at Tours, at the beginning of Merovingian rule and at the time on the edge of Frankish territory.
  • A feature of the basilica of Saint-Martin that became a hallmark of Frankish church architecture was the sarcophagus or reliquary of the saint raised to be visible and sited axially behind the altar, sometimes in the apse.
  • The structure bears common hallmarks of a Roman basilica, including the round arches and tripartite division into nave (center) and aisles (left and right of the nave), a division visible from the exterior of the building.
  • This church in Metz, France bears common hallmarks of a Roman basilica, including the round arches and tripartite division into nave (center) and aisles (left and right of the nave), a division visible from the exterior of the building.

• Ottonian Architecture in the Early European Middle Ages

  • Barring a few examples that were influenced by the octagonal Palatine Chapel built by Charlemagne in Aachen, Ottonian religious architecture tends to diverge from the model of the central-plan church, drawing inspiration instead from the Roman basilica, which typically consisted of a long central nave with an aisle at each side and an apse at one end.
  • The Ottonians adopted the Carolingian double-ended variation on the Roman basilica, featuring apses at both ends of the church rather than merely one.

• The Romanesque Period

  • There was little continuity, except in Rome where several great Constantinian basilicas continued to stand as an inspiration to later builders.
  • Instead, the greatest building of the Dark Ages in Europe was the artistic child of the 6th century octagonal Byzantine Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna.
  • Peter's Basilica on Christmas Day, in the year AD 800, with an aim to re-establishing the old Roman Empire.
  • The most notable single building that demonstrates this is St Mark's Basilica, Venice but there are many lesser known examples, such as the church of Saint-Front, Périgueux and Angoulême Cathedral.

• Gothic Architecture: The Abbey Church of Saint Denis

  • The Abbey Church of Saint Denis, also known as the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis, is a large medieval abbey church in the commune of Saint Denis, now a northern suburb of Paris.
  • The Basilica of Saint Denis is an architectural landmark, the first major structure of which a substantial part was designed and built in the Gothic style.
  • This is the west facade of the Basilica of Saint Denis.
  • Dagobert's tomb was improved during the 13th century at the Basilica of Saint Denis.