Aquileia Basilica
Basilica Interior view. The current structure, dating back to 1365-1381, is the final result of the restoration and reconstruction work carried out after a disastrous earthquake (1348).
The south hall of the previous Theodorian Basilica corresponded to the second and third aisles of the current basilica starting from the current entrance up to the presbytery. Its plante was rectangular and divided into three naves like the current basilica, but narrower and shorter.
The Romanesque arches were replaced with Gothic pointed arches supporting t the new walls of the central nave and the whole wooden ceiling received the characteristic shape of an "overturned ship hull".
The original mosaic pave was found about a century ago, a few meters below the current external level, well preserved, missing only where the bases of the great columns of the basilica are and in correspondence with some tombs.
Source: Comune di Aquileia
Aquileia, Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta
Aquileia Basilica
Basilica Interior view. The current structure, dating back to 1365-1381, is the final result of the restoration and reconstruction work carried out after a disastrous earthquake (1348).
The south hall of the previous Theodorian Basilica corresponded to the second and third aisles of the current basilica starting from the current entrance up to the presbytery. Its plante was rectangular and divided into three naves like the current basilica, but narrower and shorter.
The Romanesque arches were replaced with Gothic pointed arches supporting t the new walls of the central nave and the whole wooden ceiling received the characteristic shape of an "overturned ship hull".
The original mosaic pave was found about a century ago, a few meters below the current external level, well preserved, missing only where the bases of the great columns of the basilica are and in correspondence with some tombs.
Source: Comune di Aquileia
Aquileia, Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta