Roman Architecture 78
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Roman Buildings Basilica Maxentius • It is however larger in scale than any of the baths that was built • The ground plan covers 100 meters by 65 meters • The building is divided into a central nave and side isles • The central nave was 80 by 25 meters and was covered by 3 groin vaults with a maximum height of 35 meters • The side isles were 16 meters wide, divided into three sections • There is very little that is left of the Basilica now
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Transcript of Roman Architecture 78
Roman Buildings Basilica Maxentius
• It is however larger in scale than any of the baths that was built
• The ground plan covers 100 meters by 65 meters
• The building is divided into a central nave and side isles
• The central nave was 80 by 25 meters and was covered by 3 groin vaults with a maximum height of 35 meters
• The side isles were 16 meters wide, divided into three sections
• There is very little that is left of the Basilica now