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Photos: Santa Costanza, Rome

This gallery of 57 photos accompanies our article on Santa Costanza in Rome, Lazio, Italy. This little round church was built c.360 AD to house the tombs of Constantine's daughter and sister. Its ceilings are covered in some of the earliest Christian mosaics in the world. All photos marked © Sacred Destinations are available for licensing. Click any image to enlarge, or just start at the beginning for a virtual tour!


Aerial View
Aerial View
View from Above
Floor Plan and Cross-Section
Floor Plan and Cross-Section
Courtyard
Sign
Courtyard
Gateway
Gateway
Path to Santa Costanza
Funerary Hall from West
Funerary Hall Interior
Exterior
Sign on the Door
Entrance Detail
Interior
Interior
Interior
Interior
Altar
Altar
Interior
Dome
Dome Detail
Dome Detail
Ambulatory
North Ambulatory Mosaic: Geometric Pattern
North Ambulatory Mosaic: Animals and Humans
North Ambulatory Mosaic: Animals and Humans (Detail)
North Ambulatory Mosaic: Grape Harvesting and Woman
Traditio Legis Mosaic
Niche Fresco
North Ambulatory Mosaic: Roundels
North Ambulatory Mosaic: Foliage, Birds, Objects
Sarcophagus Replica
Sarcophagus Replica
Sarcophagus of Helena
Sarcophagus of Helena (Detail)
Sarcophagus of Helena (Detail)
Sarcophagus of Helena (Detail)
Sarcophagus of Helena (Detail)
Sarcophagus of Helena: Peacock
Sarcophagus of Helena: Sheep
Sarcophagus of Helena: Peacock
South Ambulatory Mosaic: Foliage, Birds, Objects
South Ambulatory Mosaic: Roundels
South Ambulatory Mosaic: Grape Harvesting and Woman
South Ambulatory Mosaic: Grape Harvesting and Woman
South Ambulatory Mosaic: Woman
South Ambulatory Mosaic: Putti Harvesting Grapes
Traditio Clavium Mosaic
Traditio Clavium Mosaic
Traditio Clavium Mosaic
South Ambulatory Mosaics
South Ambulatory Mosaic: Animals and Humans
South Ambulatory Mosaic: Geometric Pattern



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