1. 009 EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE
BACKGROUND
Roman Empire – 3rd Century
Christianity
EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE
Titulus
Catacombs
Martyria

5. New Forms in Architecture
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

14. HOLY LAND Central Plan Martyria Church of the Nativity
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Central Plan Martyria
Based on Roman Heroa

21. Mausoleum of Emperor Hadrian

22. Mausoleum of Augustus

23. SANTA CONSTANZA

27. 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

28. SAN LORENZO – MILAN – 370 AD

29. SAN LORENZO PLAN

31. St. Maria Maggiore

32. St. Sabina

34. San Apollinare Nuovo – 490 AD

37. Mausoleum of Galla Placida -

41. San Apollinare in Classe – 534 AD

44. Tomb of King Theodoric -526 AD