basilican

Or ba·sil·i·cal

[buh-sil-i-kuhn, -zil-]

adjective

1. basilic.

Example Sentences

There can be no doubt that the first churches in Constantinople were in the basilican form.

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It is a fine example of Brunelleschi's adaptation of the early basilican type, is borne upon graceful Corinthian columns and nobly proportioned.

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In the days of Theodoric the Ostrogoth, it carried on the Byzantine tradition at Ravenna, and for centuries the churches in Rome were built on the old basilican principle.

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The ordinary basilican plan was adhered to, but as the architects and workmen came from Constantinople, they incorporated in the building various details of the Byzantine style, with which they were best acquainted.

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The Churches of S. Agnese and S. Lorenzo are also of basilican plan, and have both the somewhat rare feature of galleries over the aisles.

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