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Inside the Basilica of Saint Paul
Outside the Walls, Rome
(mouse click on photo twice for an enlargement)
The basilica has one nave and four aisles. It is
432 feet long, 213 feet wide and 97 feet high, the second in size in Rome.
The 80 Corinthian columns of the nave are from the 19th century, as well
as the stucco-decorated ceiling. The only original parts are the interior
portion of the apse with the triumphal arch with its 5th century mosaics
from the time of Leo I. The subject portrays the Apocalypse of John, with
Christ in the middle flanked by the 24 doctors of the church, surmounted
by the flying symbols of the four Evangelists. At the right and left of
the arch are portrayed St. Peter and St. Paul. Below this on the
floor are large statues of them.
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