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Constantine Basilica in Trier (42)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3561 W: 0 N: 7183]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (25072) | Yesterday I showed you the situation of the Constantine Basilica in the center of Trier. Here I show you the interior of this most impressive building which today is used as a Protestant church.
The huge "Constantine Basilica", a basilica in the original Roman sense, was the throne hall of the Roman Emperor Constantine in the time when he ruled the Roman world empire from Trier. Trier was the residence of the Roman emperor since the year 293 and the center of Roman politics. Here Constantine had his biggest palace area before he installed his seat of government in Konstantinopolis in the years 324/326.
The basilica was built at the beginning of the 4th century and still today it's the biggest antique building north of the Alps. Its still impressive measures: 67 m long, 27,5 m wide and 30 m high. The walls are made out of bricks and mortar and they have a size of 2,70 m near the foundation and near the roof in a height of 30 m the size is 3,40 m. The walls rest on a foundation with a breadth of 4 m and a depth which varies from 4 to 6 m - made out of concrete (!) called "opus caementitium" (quicklime, water, sand and quarrystones).
Entering this huge interior space is an unforgettable experience ... perhaps because of it's incredible architectural purity.
The exterior of the basilica you can see here. |
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