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Remains of the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine in Rome.

Reconstruction of the plan.

The Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine (sometimes known as the Basilica Nova 'new basilica' or Basilica Maxentius) was the largest building in the Roman Forum. St. ... St. ... This page refers to the main forum in the centre of Rome. ...

History

Construction began on the northern side of the forum under the emperor Maxentius in 308, and was completed in 325 by Constantine I after his defeat of Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.^[1] Maxentius as Augustus on a coin. ... Events November 11 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Maxentius Augustus, and rival contender Constantine I is declared Caesar (junior emperor of Britain and Gaul) Births Deaths Categories: 308 ... Events May 20 - First Council of Nicaea - first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church: The Nicene Creed is formulated, the date of Easter is discussed. ... Bronze statue of Constantine I in York, England, near the spot where he was proclaimed Emperor in 306 For other uses, see Constantine I (disambiguation). ... Battle of the Milvian Bridge Conflict Date October 28, 312 Place Milvian Bridge (Saxa Rubra), Rome Result Defeat of Maxentius The Battle of Milvian Bridge took place on October 28, 312 between the Roman Emperors Constantine the Great and Maxentius. ...

The building consisted of a central nave covered by three groin vaults suspended 39 meters above the floor on four large piers, ending in an apse at the western end containing a colossal statue of Constantine (remnants of which are now in a courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the Musei Capitolini). The lateral forces of the groin vaults were held by flanking aisles measuring 23 by 17 metres (75 x 56 feet). The aisles were spanned by three semi-circular cross vaults perpendicular to the nave, and narrow arcades ran parallel to the nave beneath the cross-vaults. The nave itself measured 25 metres by 80 metres (83 x 265 feet) creating a 4000 square meter floor. Like the great imperial baths, the basilica made use of vast interior space with its emotional effect. Links to full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are also found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ... GÃ¥rdslösa Church, Öland, Sweden A groin vault or groined vault (also sometimes known as a double barrel vault or cross vault) is a vault produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults. ... In architecture, a pier is an upright support for a superstructure, such as an arch or bridge. ... This article is about an architectural feature; for the astronomical term see apsis. ... The Colossus head The Colossus of Constantine was a colossal acrolithic statue of Constantine the Great that once occupied the west apse of the Basilica of Maxentius in the Forum Romanum in Rome. ... Michelangelos design for Capitoline Hill, now home to the Capitoline Museums. ... In a modern church an aisle is a row down the middle of the church with a set of pews on each side. ... The Cleveland Arcade in downtown Cleveland (late 1960s) An arcade is a passage or walkway covered over by a succession of arches or vaults supported by columns, or else it is a covered passage fronted by a series of arches. ... Roman public baths in Bath, England. ...

Running the length of the eastern face of the building was a projecting arcade of archs. On the south face was a projecting (prostyle) porch with four columns (tetrastyle). The National Bank, Oamaru, New Zealand, built 1871. ... Tetrastyle temple with its tetrastyle portico of four Ionic columns, The Temple of Portunus In classical architecture, Tetrastyle is a colonnaded portico of four columns at the front of a building, usually a temple, or a building incorporating a tetrastyle colonnade. ...

All that remains of the bascilica is the north aisle with its three concrete cross vaults.^[1] The ceilings of the the cross vaults show advanced weight-saving structural skill with octagonal ceiling coffers. Coffering on the ceiling of the Pantheon, Rome In architecture, a coffer is (plural: coffering) is a sunken panel in the shape of a square or octagon that serves as a decorative device, usually in a ceiling. ...

In modern usage, a basilica has come to be defined as a place of worship; during ancient Rome, it was a combination of a court-house, council chamber and meeting hall. There were, however, numerous statues of the Gods displayed in niches set into the walls. This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Florentine Renaissance painter Filippo Lippi placed his Madonna of the 1440s within a simulated shell-headed niche The niche in classical architecture is an exedra or an apse that has been reduced in size, retaining the half-dome heading usual for an apse. ...

On the outside wall of the basilica, facing onto the via dei Fori Imperiali, are contemporary maps showing the various stages of the rise of the Roman Empire. The Via dei Fori Imperiale is a road in the centre of the city of Rome that runs in a straight line from the Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum, which is itself situated in the Piazza Colosseo. ...

References

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See also

• Colossus of Constantine

The Colossus head The Colossus of Constantine was a colossal acrolithic statue of Constantine the Great that once occupied the west apse of the Basilica of Maxentius in the Forum Romanum in Rome. ...

External links

• Media on Basilica of Maxentius in the Wikicommons.