Compare and contrast the early Christian church Old St. Peter's Basilica and the early Byzantine church Hagia Sophia

What will be an ideal response?


Essay responses should include these points:
Old St. Peter's Basilica has a rectangular plan based on the ancient Roman basilica.
The nave in St. Peter's is long and rectangular with transepts that jut out at right angles from the nave.
The Hagia Sophia is a hybrid of longitudinal and central architectural planning dominated by the hovering form of its gigantic dome.
The Hagia Sophia dome is supported by four pendentives that connect the base of the dome with the huge supporting piers.
The Hagia Sophia has an enormous square nave with surrounding square aisles.

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