Basilica di San Lorenzo fuori le mura

Alternative Names
Basilica Papale di San Lorenzo fuori le mura
Papal Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls
Date
built 6th and 13th centuries; reconstructed 1948
Work Type
Material/Technique

Constantine I built a funerary hall in the 4th century over tomb of Saint Lawrence; Pope Sixtus III built a church that was later remodeled into the current nave (432-440 CE); Pope Pelagius II (579-90) a Byzantine Church and eventually Pope Honorius III (1216-27) the Romanesque structure that we see today.

References

  • Interior: View from the center of the nave
  • Interior: View from chancel (above the crypt)
  • Interior: View from nave near entrance
  • Interior: View from Chancel
  • Exterior: View from South
  • Exterior: View from South
  • View of the nave looking toward the entrance
  • View of the marble ambo
  • View up towards the raised chancel
  • View of one of the side aisles
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of the high altar and arch mosaic
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of a column capital in the chancel
  • View of the Episcopal Throne
  • View of the Episcopal Throne
  • View of the Episcopal Throne
  • View of the nave
  • View of the nave
  • View of the exterior
  • View of the facade
  • View of the facade
  • View of the narthex
  • View of the columns of the facade
  • View of the narthex
  • View of the south exterior wall
  • View of pathway south of church leading to cloister and bell tower
  • View of the south exterior wall
  • View of pathway south of church leading to cloister and bell tower
  • Panorama Tour