The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 265
ombs, while a circular church, built by the Empress Helena overthe holy sepulchre atJerusalem, set thefashion for all sepul-chral monuments. The first step inearly Christian archi-tecture was madewhen Constantinegave over to PopeSylvester his palaceof the Lateran, whichdoubtless containedan old… … FlG. 90.—Basilica of St. Peter. Roman law courts in having double aisles flanking thenave, and in the lengthening of the transept or trans-verse aisle so as to form a Latin cross, a name givento distinguish it from the Greek cross, used in thechurches of Constantinople; while a narthex or spe-…
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