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Eastern basilica: *
Old St Peters, is the most famous basically in the world, stood from the 4th- 16th centuries, where the new St. Peter's Basilica stands today in Vatican City. Construction (built over the Circus of Nero) began during the reign of Emperor Constantine I (306-37 AD)
see illustrations: reconstruction and cross section below
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St. Pierre Moissac: *
The tympanum depicts the Apocalypse of the Book of Revelation. Supporting the tympanum, a trumeau features a statue of the Prophet Isaiah, an outstanding example of Romanesque sculpture
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Saint Chappelle: *
It has one of the most extensive 13th-century stained glass collections anywhere in the world.
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