Basilica

The impact that Greco-Roman had influence upon the development of religious architecture had an enormous effect on things. The Greco-Roman effected the art styles, the agriculture, and the types of religious that were being practiced in that time period. The architecture that stood out to me the most would have to be the different types of buildings that where created. The basilica is the most unique one in my opinion “the basilica was not a new architectural form”. (Farber) The reason why the basilica stood out to me is not only for the inner appears but for the many different things it served as. It served as a place where meeting was hold, as a place where people had law court. The inner appearance of the appear of the basilica the Christians …show more content…
Considering the fact that people where killed for supporting Christianity, "Christianity was by definition a mystery religion, and thus needed to have a clear separation between the faithful and the nonfaithful." When trying to figure out exactly what he wanted the churches to look like he didn’t want it to look like the ordinary Roman temple because it wouldn’t have been acceptable nor appropriate. Due to the fact that the roman temple was a representation on the pagan cult. Like mentioned before the Christians didn’t want their building to imitate any of the Roman temples. So they tired to do the complete opposite of what other religions did as far as decorating their buildings from the inside out. With the Roman temple unlike the basilica the “temples serve as treasuries and dwellings for the cult.” Most of the building consisted of arches and domes, the arches were used to support the building. The domes roofs provided a more open look to the building, it also enhances the look of the