1. Large central nave, which reached a height of 39 m under three groin vaults 2. Aisles in concrete with octagonal coffers 3. Western apse, which contained the colossal statue of Constantine.
A. Plan - 1. East chevet with three apses 2. Transept topped with a square lantern tower 3. Polygonal stairway turrets 4. Nave and aisles 5. Crypt-hall with ambulatory set with niches throughout; B. Longitudinal section; C. Axonometric projection.
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"Remodeled by Michelangelo as the nave of Santa Maria degli Angeli (Saint Mary of the Angels), 1563." (caption, p.285); "Luigi Vanvitelli remodeled the church in the 18th century..." (p.285)
"The form of the upper levels of the structure are much debated by scholars and have been reconstructed here after the work of James Packer." (caption, p.235); "It's total length was about 170 metres. [...] The building was 60 metres...
"Top: Present view of the central nave of the Basilica Ulpia; bottom: 3D reconstruction of the interior of the central nave of the Basilica Ulpia" (Captions, p. 197); located in the Forum of Trajan.
"In exterior view, the great dome dominates the structure, but the building's present external aspects are much changed from their original appearance. Huge buttresses were added to the Justinianic design, and four towering Turkish minarets...
