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009EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE. BACKGROUND Roman Empire – 3 rd Century Christianity EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE Titulus Catacombs Martyria. Emperor Constantine 313 AD - Edict of Milan New Forms in Architecture Old forms, new functions Christian Mass Evolved as an indoor event - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
009 EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE
• BACKGROUND– Roman Empire – 3rd Century– Christianity
• EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE– Titulus– Catacombs– Martyria
• Emperor Constantine– 313 AD - Edict of Milan
• New Forms in Architecture– Old forms, new functions
• Christian Mass– Evolved as an indoor event
• Rome– San Giovanni in Laterno
• Prototype – Roman Basilica
– Old Saint Peter’s• Most important
• Atrium, Narthex, Transept
• HOLY LAND
– Church of the Nativity
– Church of the Holy Sepulcher
• Central Plan Martyria– Based on Roman Heroa
DECLINE OF IMPERIAL AUTHORITY IN WEST
• Church Assumes More Control– Churches constructed with more classical details (revival)
• St. Maria Maggiore
• St. Sabina
• Empire Decline– 350 AD Milan is residence of Emperor of Italy– 402 AD Western capital moves to Ravenna
• San Apollinare Nuovo
• San Apollinare in Classe
• Tomb of King Theodoric
• Constantine’s Architecture– Most Prestigious– Last Phase of Roman Architecture