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The Basilica di San Lorenzo (Basilica of St. Lawrence) is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the main market district of the city, and it is the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III.
In 1032, the church of Santa Maria de Ripoll was built to a complex plan with double aisles, inspired directly by Old St. Peter's Basilica. The church set a new standard for architecture in Spain. [26] Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela began as early as the 9th century, and by the 11th century was drawing pilgrims from England.
Architecture, the history of the factory, catalog of the exhibition (Florence, Basilica of San Lorenzo, 25 September-12 December 1993) edited by Gabriele Morolli and Pietro Ruschi, Florence, Alinea Editrice, 1993, pp. 197–198. Francesco Cesati, The great guide to the streets of Florence, Newton Compton Editori, Rome 2003.
Church of Sant'Ambrogio: 14th-15th century: Church of San Niccolò sopr'Arno: first half of 15th century: Church of Santa Maria del Carmine: 1268–1475: Monastery of Sant'Apollonia: c. 1380-1450: Pazzi Chapel and Grand Cloister of Santa Croce: 1430–1473: Filippo Brunelleschi and others: Chiostro degli Aranci in the Badia Fiorentina: 1435 ...
Saint Peter's Basilica. The most famous church in Rome was the Old St. Peter's Basilica, built over a small shrine believed to mark the burial place of St. Peter. By the end of the 15th century, the old basilica had fallen into disrepair. In 1505, Pope Julius II made a decision to demolish the ancient basilica and replace it with a new one.
Also known as the Basilica Constantiniana, 'Basilica of Constantine' or Basilica Nova, 'New Basilica', it chanced to be the last civic basilica built in Rome. [3] [32] Inside the basilica the central nave was accessed by five doors opening from an entrance hall on the eastern side and terminated in an apse at the western end. [32]
The Basilica di Santa Croce (Italian for 'Basilica of the Holy Cross') is a minor basilica and the principal Franciscan church of Florence, Italy. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce , about 800 metres southeast of the Duomo , on what was once marshland beyond the city walls.
Romanesque architecture [1] is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. [2] The style eventually developed into the Gothic style with the shape of the arches providing a simple distinction: the Romanesque is characterized by semicircular arches, while the Gothic is marked by the pointed arches.