architecture

Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura [Italian]
Basilica Sancti Pauli extra mœnia [Latin]
Ecclesia Sancti Pauli extra muros [Latin]

Architecture

full/alternative names
Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
built
324
386-395
–
destroyed/demolished
-
culture
Italian, Christian
style/period
Ancient Roman, Neoclassical
work type by function
Roman Catholic church
work type form/concept
Christian basilica
architect / constr. phase
386-395
Ciriade
second basilica
1833-1840
Luigi Poletti
reconstruction after destruction by fire
patronage
Constantine the Great

Specifications

height
29.7 m
width
65.0 m
length
131.7 m
naves
central nave
width
29.7 m
number towers
1
towers
73.0 m
bell tower

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Italy » Lazio » Metropolitan City of Rome Capital » Rome » Municipio Roma VIII » Ostiense
local language location name
Roma, Italia [Italian]
historical affiliations
Roman Empire
324-476
Western Roman Empire
324-476
Kingdom of Italy (Odoacer)
476-493
Ostrogothic Kingdom
493-553
Byzantine Empire
553-754
Papal States
754-1809
Holy Roman Empire
800-924
Holy Roman Empire
962-1177
French Empire
1809-1814
Papal States
1814-1870

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV, VI
designation
extension
reference
91ter