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Roman Buildings Basilica Maxentius It is however larger in scale than any of the baths that was built The ground plan covers 100 meters by 65 meters The building is divided into a central nave and side isles The central nave was 80 by 25 meters and was covered by 3 groin vaults with a maximum height of 35 meters The side isles were 16 meters wide, divided into three sections There is very little that is left of the Basilica now

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Roman Buildings Basilica Maxentius

• It is however larger in scale than any of the baths that was built

• The ground plan covers 100 meters by 65 meters

• The building is divided into a central nave and side isles

• The central nave was 80 by 25 meters and was covered by 3 groin vaults with a maximum height of 35 meters

• The side isles were 16 meters wide, divided into three sections

• There is very little that is left of the Basilica now