Some very nice #ancient #roman columns reused in the #medieval church of Santa Prassade in #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome #medievalarchitecture

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Creighton-EnglishShires/pages/254-Leicester-Hospital-Warwick/

This alms-house (low-income public housing they might say today?) was originally a chapel in Warwick, built in 1126 CE. It was used by trade guilds and then became an alms-house in 1571. It is still an alms-house today, almost 500 years later.

It's also open to the public.

The confusing remains of an #ancient #roman house and 8th century church underneath the later 12th century #medieval church of San Crisogono. #rome #architecturalhistory #medievalarchitecture #ancientrome #ancienthistory #archaeology #ruins #medievalhistory

An #ancient #marble entablature with acanthus plant decoration from a #roman building was cut up and used as the doorframes of the #medieval church of Santa Maria in Trastevere. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory #medievalarchitecture

https://www.europesays.com/1567741/ Italy’s little city that was the medieval answer to NYC | World | News #180 #BolognaTowers #DemolishedOrCollapsed #FullOfTowers #Highest97Metres #italy #ManhattanOfTheMiddleAges #MedievalArchitecture #NewYorkCity #OffensiveOrDefensivePurposes #TallDefensiveStoneTowers #TwoTowers #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite

#ancient #roman architectural elements reused inside the #medieval church of Santa Prassede. #rome #architecturalhistory #medievalarchitecture #ancientrome #archaeology #romanhistory

The overgrown stump of the woefully neglected #medieval tower that is built over and into the #ancient Servian walls of #rome at the site of the Porta Capena, the beginning of the Via Appia. #romanhistory #ancienthistory #ancientrome #archaeology #medievalarchitecture #viaappiaantica

The #medieval church of San Giovanni ai porta latina, with #ancient #roman columns holding up the porch and an early medieval wellhead in front of it. #archaeology #romanhistory #ancientrome #medievalarchitecture #rome

The #medieval basilica of San Clemente in #Rome and with an #ancient inscription from a #roman building referring to the #emperor #trajan in pavonazzetto marble reused as the door lintel. #archaeology #spolia #medievalarchitecture #ancientrome #romanhistory

The #ruins of a late antique/early #medieval bridge and watermill complex north of #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #lateantiquity #medievalarchitecture #romanhistory

A series of #ancient #roman marble funerary inscriptions reused in the #medieval paving of the church of San Clemente in #rome. #archaeology #reuse #ancientrome #romanhistory #medievalarchitecture