Aula Palatina

Basilica of Constantine
Basilica of Constantine
Konstantinbasilika
	Basilica of Constantine, view from the northwest
	49°45′12″N 6°38′36″E / 49.7533°N 6.6433°E
Location	Trier
Country	Germany
Denomination	Evangelical Church in the Rhineland
Architecture
Style	Early Christianity
Years built	310
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
Criteria	Cultural: (i), (iii), (iv), (vi)
Reference	367-007
Inscription	1986 (10th Session)

The Aula Palatina, also called Basilica of Constantine (German: Konstantinbasilika), at Trier, Germany, is a Roman palace basilica and an early Christian structure built between AD 300 and 310 during the reigns of Constantius Chlorus and Constantine the Great.^[1]^[2]

Today it is used as the Church of the Redeemer and owned by a congregation within the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland. The basilica contains the largest extant hall from antiquity (see List of ancient Greek and Roman roofs). The hall has a length of 67 m, a width of 26.05 m^[3] and a height of 33 m. Because of its testimony to the imperial importance of Trier during the Roman Empire and its architecture, the Aula Palatina was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986 as part of the Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier site.^[4]

^ "Aula Palatina: Apse and west facade". Media Center for Art History. Accessed 22 November 2021.
^ Diana E.E. Kleiner. Rome of Constantine and the New Rome: The Basilica or Aula Palatina at Trier (video). Coursera, University of Yale. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^ Ulrich 2007, p. 149
^ "Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 28 May 2022.