pianta da croce greca

English translation: "greek cross" ground plan

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Italian term or phrase:pianta da croce greca
English translation:"greek cross" ground plan
Entered by: Constantinos Faridis (X)

13:22 Feb 4, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Archaeology / necropoli del vaticano
Italian term or phrase: pianta da croce greca
oltre questo limite inizia l’estensione della basilica progettata dal Maderno che, per ragioni di capienza, ne trasformò la pianta da croce greca a croce latina, prolungandola notevolmente. Tutta la parte orientale della costruzione,...
Simona Volpe-Adeoye
Austria
Local time: 18:53
"greek cross" ground plan
Explanation:
This design is called a "Latin cross" ground plan and these extensions are known as the arms of the transept. A "Greek cross" ground plan, with all four ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transept - Blog Archive » Greek cross

A Greek cross inscribed in a square formed the ground plan of the church of Saint Sophia, built by the Emperor Justinian in Constantinople in 537, ...
saints.sqpn.com/greek-cross/ -_1. Churches formed on the plan of a Greek cross. -
8, and its elevation to the left, above the plan: here the ground-plan is square ... 3, a Greek cross, repeated p. 45, Fig. 3, is another development of the ...
www.readeasily.com/.../000120211.php -
transept: Definition from Answers.com - [ this design is called a "Latin cross" ground plan and these extensions are known as the arms of the transept. A "Greek cross" ground plan, with all four ...
www.answers.com/topic/transept

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23 Oct 2009 ... St. Mark's Basilica is designed on a Greek cross floorplan and modeled after Constantine's Church of the Holy Apostles (now destroyed) and ...
www.sacred-destinations.com/.../venice-san-marco
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Constantinos Faridis (X)
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5 +4Greek cross layout
simon tanner
5 +2"greek cross" ground plan
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Greek cross layout


Explanation:
the obvious solution...

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lots of googles (6000+), which as you can see, are architecture-related:
http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=it&source=hp&q="greek cross layo...

such as:
"The Greek cross layout was common in Italy, while the Germanic Holy Roman Empire, in the Rhine religions, preferred hall churches with a single, often astonishingly decorated, nave"
(http://www.rmn.fr/english/Learn-about-art-history/by-period/...

but there are many, many others

simon tanner
Italy
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stefano Costa (X)
5 mins
  -> thanks Stefano

agree  Oliver Lawrence
10 mins
  -> thanks Oliver

agree  Jim Tucker (X)
19 mins
  -> thanks Jim

agree  Giuseppe Bellone: Sorry, my mistake in the previous comment, I read again, the sentence was a bit different and it's correct in Italian. :)
1 hr
  -> thanks Beppe
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"greek cross" ground plan


Explanation:
This design is called a "Latin cross" ground plan and these extensions are known as the arms of the transept. A "Greek cross" ground plan, with all four ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transept - Blog Archive » Greek cross

A Greek cross inscribed in a square formed the ground plan of the church of Saint Sophia, built by the Emperor Justinian in Constantinople in 537, ...
saints.sqpn.com/greek-cross/ -_1. Churches formed on the plan of a Greek cross. -
8, and its elevation to the left, above the plan: here the ground-plan is square ... 3, a Greek cross, repeated p. 45, Fig. 3, is another development of the ...
www.readeasily.com/.../000120211.php -
transept: Definition from Answers.com - [ this design is called a "Latin cross" ground plan and these extensions are known as the arms of the transept. A "Greek cross" ground plan, with all four ...
www.answers.com/topic/transept

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Note added at 1 ώρα (2010-02-04 15:02:04 GMT)
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23 Oct 2009 ... St. Mark's Basilica is designed on a Greek cross floorplan and modeled after Constantine's Church of the Holy Apostles (now destroyed) and ...
www.sacred-destinations.com/.../venice-san-marco

Constantinos Faridis (X)
Greece
Local time: 19:53
Native speaker of: Greek
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Inter-Tra: Correct. Toglierei doppie virgolette e 'ground'
23 mins

agree  Magda P.: construction plan perhaps
47 mins
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