Historical Dictionary of Byzantium . John H. Rosser .
Basilica — A type of Roman building that was used for the first great Christian churches built by Constantine I (q.v.). Previous Roman basilicas were used for a variety of public purposes, e.g., law courts, audience halls, and covered markets. The… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel — Basiliek van Onze Lieve Vrouw van Scherpenheuvel (Dutch) Basilique de Notre Dame de Montaigu (French) … Wikipedia
Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence — The Basilica Interior looki … Wikipedia
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Infobox nrhp name = Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary nrhp type = nhl caption = The Basilica in 2006. location= Baltimore, Maryland lat degrees = 39 lat minutes = 17 lat seconds = 39.81 lat direction = N … Wikipedia
Basilica of St Denis — West façade of Saint Denis The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Denis (French: Cathédrale royale de Saint Denis, or simply Basilique Saint Denis, previously the Abbaye de Saint Denis) is a large medieval abbey church in the commune of Saint Denis, now … Wikipedia
St. Peter's Basilica — Papal Basilica of Saint Peter Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano (Italian) Basilica Sancti Petri (Latin) … Wikipedia
Our Lady of Victory Basilica (Lackawanna, New York) — The front exterior of Our Lady of Victory Basilica. V … Wikipedia
Hagia Irene, Church of — Domed basilica in Constantinople (qq.v.), adjacent to Hagia Sophia (q.v.), dedicated to the holy peace (hagia irene) of God. The present church was erected by Justinian I (q.v.) on the ruins of an earlier church that was burned down in the… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Dome — For other uses, see Dome (disambiguation). Domal redirects here. For domal consonants , see Retroflex consonant. Dome of St. Peter s Basilica in Rome crowned by a cupola. Designed primarily by Michelangelo, the dome was not completed until 1590 A … Wikipedia
Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… … Universalium
