Santa Costanza
E729824
Santa Costanza is an early Christian church in Rome, renowned for its circular plan and well-preserved 4th-century mosaics.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basilica
ⓘ
church building ⓘ early Christian church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Early Christian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalType | central-plan church ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Constantina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constantine the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Rome ⓘ |
| completionDate | 4th century ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 4th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 4th century ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Constantina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Constance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| era | Constantinian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAmbulatory | yes ⓘ |
| hasCentralDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ambulatory
ⓘ
clerestory windows ⓘ dome ⓘ ring of columns ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important monument of early Christian art ⓘ |
| interiorDecoration |
vault mosaics
ⓘ
wall mosaics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Nomentano district NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| mosaicDepictions |
geometric patterns
ⓘ
harvest scenes ⓘ putti ⓘ vine scrolls ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Constantina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Sant'Agnese fuori le mura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
4th-century mosaics
ⓘ
circular plan ⓘ well-preserved early Christian mosaics ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
imperial mausoleum
ⓘ
mausoleum of Constantina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| planType | circular plan ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Christianity ⓘ |
| roofType | domed roof ⓘ |
| significance |
key example of early Christian funerary architecture
ⓘ
prototype of central-plan church design ⓘ |
| usedAsParishChurchFrom | 13th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.