SH Archive Single Photo: 1820 Basilica of Maxentius

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Much of John Goldicutt’s work focuses on the details of ancient Roman architecture. In View in Rome, 1820, he pays special attention to the deep coffers of the towering, fourth-century Basilica of Maxentius. This type of ornamentation was imitated in countless neoclassical buildings throughout Europe. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.

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Much of John Goldicutt’s work focuses on the details of ancient Roman architecture. In View in Rome, 1820, he pays special attention to the deep coffers of the towering, fourth-century Basilica of Maxentius. This type of ornamentation was imitated in countless neoclassical buildings throughout Europe. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.

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Username: Starmonkey
Date: 2019-12-05 03:17:15
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Wonder what the white stone, whatever-it-is, up in those niches is remnants of...

 

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Username: studytruth
Date: 2019-12-05 06:08:35
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Oh ya, I was going to post on my Rome thread about this place. The building of the almost honeycomb roof was absolutely strange...and in fact the entire complex seemed more like a machine than a simple church. And it seemed far far older than suggested. Here are a couple more pics

 

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Username: 0harris0
Date: 2019-12-05 12:33:25
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Piranesi drew it too... check out this one! MUD!
Piranesi Basilica Maxentius

using the OP photograph, we can see the nearest arch in Piranesi's is at least 6ft deep in mud!

 

[wizz33]

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Username: wizz33
Date: 2019-12-05 23:53:15
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to me ot looks like a station, and same arches where in venetie.

 

[DanFromMN]

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Username: DanfromMN
Date: 2020-06-08 12:37:28
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I wonder if those honeycombs point to a single position.... say the height of a giants ears or head

 

[igneous]

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Username: igneous
Date: 2020-06-08 15:21:20
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It brings to mind "bucky spheres"

 

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Username: Bemused
Date: 2020-06-08 18:01:05
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This photo reminds me of the Union Station in Toronto, Canada. If this is a form of technology, it has been used for a very long time. Are the octagons there for energy expansion or focus, structural integrity, noise reduction or just beauty? Across the road from the Union Station building is the Fairmont Royal York Hotel that also uses this pattern on some of it's ceiling designs. The length of time between the building of the Basilica of Maxentius and the current Toronto buildings is enormous. It makes me question the fluidity of time and how we perceive it. Are we trapped in a matrix of vibrating energy that keeps us seeing time in a linear fashion? If this is technology, why do we not remember it?

Union Station

Royal York Hotel

Imperial Room

 

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Date: 2020-06-08 21:47:10
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