Early Christian & Byzantine

SANTA COSTANZA, Rome, c. 350 ADBuilt as a tomb for Constantine's daughter Constantina (who

is now known as Santa Costanza)

Santa Constanza, 350CE, Rome

Santa Costanza, section and plan

View of the Church of Santa Constanza, Rome. Originally built in the mid 4th c. AD as a mausoleum for Constantia, daughter of Constantine. View of circular corridor and ceiling mosaics.

Santa Costanza, Interior looking towards tomb, note mosaic decoration of vault and the radial pairing of columns

San Stefano Rotondo, Rome (468-83 AD)This circular martyrium was built to house the remains of the

first martyr, Stephen

BASILICA of Constantine (and Maxentius) 310 CE

Basilica of Constantine

Reconstruction of the interior of the Basilica of Constantine. In the apse is the colossal statue of Constantine (about 36 feet tall).

Constantine's Basilica at Trier,  c310 CE

Constantine’s Basilica, c.310CE, Trier

Constantine's Basilica at Trier 

Constantine's Basilica at Trier

Santa Sabina Rome, c.42

Santa Sabina, c.420CE, Rome

Santa Sabina Rome, c.422

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, 432-440

(Old) St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican c.325

(Old) Saint Peter’s Basilica , c.325CE, the Vatican

(Old) St. Peter's Basilica

Basilica of St Peter, Rome ("Old St Peter's"), c.320CENote the introduction of a transept

Alberti.  Mantua.   Sant'Andrea  begun 1470