basilican
Americanadjective
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All in all, what remains of the basilican treasury is only a fragment of its earlier glories.
From Time Magazine Archive
In addition to the early churches of basilican plan are a few of circular form, such as that at Rome enshrining the tomb of S. Constanza, the daughter of Constantine, dating from about A.D.
From Architecture by Bell, Nancy R E Meugens
Relative advantages of the basilican and the centralised plan 12 9.
From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
In Rome itself hardly any, if any, contributions were made to its growth, and there as late as the 12th century the early Christian form of basilican church continued to be built.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
There can be no doubt that the first churches in Constantinople were in the basilican form.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
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