basilican

or ba·sil·i·cal

[ buh-sil-i-kuhn, -zil- ]

adjective

1. basilic ( def 2 ).

Example Sentences

There can be no doubt that the first churches in Constantinople were in the basilican form.

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It is a fine example of Brunelleschi's adaptation of the early basilican type, is borne upon graceful Corinthian columns and nobly proportioned.

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In the days of Theodoric the Ostrogoth, it carried on the Byzantine tradition at Ravenna, and for centuries the churches in Rome were built on the old basilican principle.

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A similar transformation took place in the church of Santa Fosca at Torcello, where a single large dome was contemplated over the centre of the original basilican church, but was never built.

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The Churches of S. Agnese and S. Lorenzo are also of basilican plan, and have both the somewhat rare feature of galleries over the aisles.

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