The Basilica of Aquileia (Aquileia)

Italy / Friuli-Venezia Giulia / Aquileia
 basilica, Roman Empire, mosaic, UNESCO World Heritage Site
(Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta)
The architectural development of the Basilica of Aquileia, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the Saints Hermagora and Fortunatus, started in the years immediately after 313 AD. In that period the Edict of Milan put an end to religious persecution and the Christian community was legally able to build its first place of public worship.
The Basilica , as it is today, is in Romanesque-Gothic style.
Its entire floor is a wonderful colored mosaic of the 4th century. (With its 760 square metres it is the largest Paleo-Christian mosaic of the western world.)
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Coordinates:   45°46'10"N   13°22'15"E
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