Spain, Carranque Basilica Theodosiana 360 - A History of Romanesque Architecture 300 - 1300 (sitios de interés)
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This marker is part of an illustrated Survey of Romanesque Architecture, 300 to 1300 AD. To see and read all comments you have to download the post to your hard disk.Carranque Archeological Park, ruin of a basilica, and a Roman villa. The buildings date from the late fourth century and are thought to belong to a "Villa of Maternus Cinigius", the uncle of Theodosius I, Roman Emperor (347-395) , who was born in Hispania and during whose reign East and West Rome were united..
A Theodosian-era building that takes as models the governors' palaces. The hall was surrounded with 32 monolithic marble columns from the emperor's private quarries in Chios in Greece (known as or chium) and marble from Iscehisar and Afyon in Anatolia (phrygian or pavonazzeto marble). Soon it was converted for use in the Christian cult and burials. The Visigothic arrival brought some changes. It was also used during the Islamic age. The Knights Templars used it as an abbey or monastery.
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