Basilica of Maxentius
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The Basilica of Maxentius, sometimes known by its original Latin name, Basilica Nova or, less commonly, the Basilica of Constantine, was a civic basilica in the Roman Forum. At the time of its constru
Remains of the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine. The building's northern aisle is all that remains.
Reconstruction of the plan.
John Goldicutt, View in Rome, 1820. Watercolor over pencil. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, Gilbert Davis Collection.
Detail of the coffered vaults of concrete
Colossus of Constantine
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The Colossus of Constantine was a monumental acrolithic statue depicting Constantine the Great that occupied the apse of the Basilica of Maxentius in the early 4th century. Surviving fragments of the
Basilica of Maxentius
…nave covered by three groin vaults suspended 39 metres (128 ft) above the floor on four large piers, ending in an apse at the western end containing a colossal statue of Constantine (remnants of which are now in a courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the Musei Capitolini). The lateral forces of the groin vaults were held…
Fragments of the Colossus of Constantine
Right arm and elbow
Head
Head, side view