[Rome, Italy] Basilica of Santa Costanza

#FreeHotelStay This is the oldest cathedral in the world, built in the early 4th century as the tomb of the daughter of the Roman Emperor Constantine, who legalized Christianity. It is a popular cathedral for Roman weddings. It is a small, circular cathedral with columns surrounding the central altar, and the ceremony takes place with the bride and groom surrounded along the colonnade. I think the warm feeling of being watched over by the guests is nice. The ceiling of the arch is inlaid with mosaics of goddesses, plants, birds, and vines. The mosaic patterns show that early Christian art successfully incorporated ancient Roman polytheistic themes. The patterns are the same as those of the floor mosaics in the mansions of Roman aristocrats. Then, gradually, people gave them their own meanings and matured them into glittering mosaic decorations. ・ Santa Costanza Via nomentana 349 06 8610840 Kimio Nakane (id:nako1201) 10 years ago miromiroko7 miromiroko7 kazunoko7140 kazunoko7140 New article (2014-06-09) Basilica of Santa Agnese Fuori le Mura Past article (2014-06-07) Large statue of Emperor Constantine List of articles Write a comment Hatena Blog Basilica of Santa Costanza Profile id:nako1201 Kimio Nakane (id:nako1201) About this blog Search Featured article 2015-04-26 Hibigururi has started. Greetings. 2015-02-25 Greetings. 18 years old 2015-02-16 18 years old True love 2015-02-14 True love Amalfi 2015-02-13 Amalfi Hatena Blog Development Blog Weekly Hatena Blog Hatena Blog Top Up My Rome Powered by Hatena Blog. Dashboard PC version Report blog