early Christian building
C20294
concept
An early Christian building is an architectural structure, often adapted from Roman civic forms like the basilica, designed for Christian worship, community gathering, and liturgical practices in the first centuries of Christianity.
Observed surface forms (4)
- Late Roman building ×1
- ancient Christian basilica ×1
- early Christian catacomb ×1
- early Christian monument ×1
Instances (8)
- Baptistery of Riva San Vitale
- Lateran Baptistery
- Neonian Baptistery
- Mausoleum of Constantina
- Catacombs of Milos via concept surface "early Christian catacomb"
- Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains via concept surface "Late Roman building"
- Arian Baptistery in Ravenna via concept surface "early Christian monument"
- Church of the Councils via concept surface "ancient Christian basilica"