Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, 432 - 40 AD
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Sta. Maria Maggiore, Roman, 432 AD
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Sant' Applollinare, Classe, Ravenna, Italy, 534 - 549
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Santa Maria Maggiore shows many stylistic features of a byzantine church, it has a large coffered ceiling (indented panels that are decorated) long uninterrupted nave, rounded arch windows and flat space beneath them for mosaics or decorations. this type of plan is called a Basilica. the second image (also Santa Maria Maggiore) shows the blue and gold ornamentation the is found in a lot of byzantine churches. The last image is the exterior view of Santa Applollinare, you can notice how the emphasis is more on the interior and the only stand out feature is the portico at the front of the church, this was used by people who weren't aloud to enter the church because of their sins.
I am defiantly not a fan of coffered ceilings, i feel they are to distracting and over the top! with the santa maria maggiore church i really enjoy how the simplistic walls create a vista leading you to the altar. i also dislike the exterior, i much prefer buildings that are inviting, intriguing or even interesting to look at.
Santa Maria Maggiore shows many stylistic features of a byzantine church, it has a large coffered ceiling (indented panels that are decorated) long uninterrupted nave, rounded arch windows and flat space beneath them for mosaics or decorations. this type of plan is called a Basilica. the second image (also Santa Maria Maggiore) shows the blue and gold ornamentation the is found in a lot of byzantine churches. The last image is the exterior view of Santa Applollinare, you can notice how the emphasis is more on the interior and the only stand out feature is the portico at the front of the church, this was used by people who weren't aloud to enter the church because of their sins.
I am defiantly not a fan of coffered ceilings, i feel they are to distracting and over the top! with the santa maria maggiore church i really enjoy how the simplistic walls create a vista leading you to the altar. i also dislike the exterior, i much prefer buildings that are inviting, intriguing or even interesting to look at.
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