Mausoleum of S. Costanza Commentary

 

 

the photo above shows how the mausoleum look in it first years. It Built by Constantine as a mausoleum for his daughter Costanza. Later it was used as a church since the years of 1256. Like many roman mausoleum it had circular form. the ceiling is decorated with mosaics of geometric motifs and intertwined vines on a white background but the christian changed it later wehen they used it. Costantine died in 354 A.D and his other daughter Helena 360 A.D were buried in the mausoleum of s.constanza commmentary