Trier, Germany
4th century CE (early)
cf. Old St. Peter's and Sta. Maria Maggiore (Stokstad, figs. 7-11, 7-12, 7-13)
Catacomb of Callixtus
3rd century CE (late)
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Roman Basilica
Trier, Germany 4th century CE (early) cf. Old St. Peter's and Sta. Maria Maggiore (Stokstad, figs. 7-11, 7-12, 7-13) |
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Chapel of the Sacraments
Catacomb of Callixtus 3rd century CE (late) |
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Interior of an early Christian catacomb. The rectangular shelf-like openings are loculi (singular loculus), and the larger arched opening is an arcosolium (plural arcosolia). The opeinings would be sealed with slabs of stone or bricks set in mortar. |
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Anthemius of Tralles & Isidore of Miletus
Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) Istanbul, Turkey 532-537 CE built for the Emperor Justinian I (r. 527-565 CE) |
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