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By the 3rd c., Christian buildings in many
areas of the empire were becoming recognizable landmarks,
even though not yet monumental. In the late 3rd c., there is
evidence for a 'building boom' in renovation by Christian
churches, but they were not as yet basilical. Here we see a
reconstruction of a church hall (dubbed 'aula ecclesiae')
below San Crisogono at Rome, which is not a renovated house
but a hall or warehouse with exterior porticoes. It was
later remodeled to be basilical.
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