| 词汇 | basilica |
| 释义 | basilica noun[ C ] uk /bəˈsɪl.ɪ.kə//bəˈzɪl.ɪ.kə/ us /bəˈsɪl.ɪ.kə//bəˈzɪl.ɪ.kə/ a public building in ancient Rome that was round at one end and had two rows of columns supporting the roof, or a large church with a similar design（古罗马）长方形廊柱大厅（或教堂） UCG/Universal Images Group/GettyImages Public buildings agora art gallery bathhouse centre chancellery consulate foundation stone gallery guildhall hall museum office building pavilion public library reference library register office sports hall teardown town hall ziggurat A basilica was built in a prominent place in the northwest corner of the forum. Cardinals were compelled to preach in their basilicas. The basilica was designed in the shape of a Greek cross, surmounted by a colossal dome, and approached by a vestibule fronted with six columns. The entrance of the Pope into this his grandest basilica was, as usual, a beautiful and brilliant sight. We no longer see, as in the eighteenth century, Gothic spires on Roman basilicas, or Grecian porticos ornamenting Norman towers. Examples of basilicabasilica A document of 1440 notes that construction of the basilica had been at a standstill for 'about fifteen years'. Of the basilica, the last five bays of the nave, the facade wall, and many of the nave chapels remained to be built. At least one of the capitals was probably made for the basilica. The prior of that basilica met the assembly at the church doors as the bells pealed. The five surviving columns of the outer screen have been moved to various places in the basilica. Cosimo was dying, and wanted the basilica completed before he departed. This basilica was no ordinary structure. A second, grander row of stalls stretched from the south corner of the iconostasis, covering a distance of almost six metres towards the eastern end of the basilica. In the years 1968 to 1970 the whole building and in 1983 to 1984 the original ground plan of the basilica were reconstructed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Two rows of eight columns divide the basilica into a nave and two side aisles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Are also found very high basilica of the aisles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. That part which is nearest the basilica is trapezoid, but rather than fanning out from the faade, it narrows. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Rectors of basilicas and some canons wear a black mozzetta with red piping and buttons. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The intervals between the columns separating the basilica's naves are closed off by balustrade slabs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The two towers symbolize the division in the basilica. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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