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The Euphrasian basilica has for the most part retained its original shape, but accidents, fires and earthquakes have altered a few details. Since it is the third church to be built on the same site, it conceals previous buildings, for example the great floor mosaic of the previous basilica from the 5th century.
The vault was supported by ... sited about 50 metres (160 ft). ... replaced an earlier 4th century basilica with the magnificent Euphrasian Basilica in the style of ...
The cathedral episcopal see is Euphrasian Basilica, a Minor basilica and World Heritage Site in the city of Poreč. The Co-Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pula. There are two more former cathedrals: Crkva Sv. Pelagije, in Novigrad, and Crkva Navještenja BDM, in Pićan.
This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee. [1] [2] The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands. [3]
The columns sat on low-lying walls that separated the three naves, as originally in the Euphrasian Basilica. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Like other churches built in Africa and Italy following the Byzantine reconquest under Justinian , the floor of Santa Maria del Canneto was covered with mosaics . [ 11 ]
Its major landmark is the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. [5] The town is almost 2,000 years old, and is set around a harbour protected from the sea by the small island of Sveti Nikola/San Nicola (Saint Nicholas). Its population of approximately 12,000 resides mostly on the outskirts ...
This is a complete list of basilicas of the Catholic Church.A basilica is a church with certain privileges conferred on it by the Pope.. Not all churches with "basilica" in their title actually have the ecclesiastical status, which can lead to confusion, since it is also an architectural term for a church-building style.
Euphrasian Basilica Church of Saint Chrysogonus Shrines Marija Bistrica Our Lady of Sinj St. Joseph, Karlovac. Orders. Franciscans Province of the Most Holy Redeemer